diff --git a/runtime/doc/options.txt b/runtime/doc/options.txt
index 9d8d1f84c8..7cfc55ed79 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/options.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/options.txt
@@ -5409,8 +5409,7 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 	The |FilterReadPre|, |FilterReadPost| and |FilterWritePre|,
 	|FilterWritePost| autocommands event are not triggered when
 	'shelltemp' is off.
-	The `system()` function does not respect this option and always uses
-	temp files.
+	|system()| does not respect this option, it always uses pipes.
 
 						*'shellxescape'* *'sxe'*
 'shellxescape' 'sxe'	string	(default: "";