diff --git a/man/systemd-udevd.service.xml b/man/systemd-udevd.service.xml
index 5df4cd6a22..32cb82bac3 100644
--- a/man/systemd-udevd.service.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-udevd.service.xml
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@
         <term><option>-e</option></term>
         <term><option>--exec-delay=</option></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>Delay the execution of <varname>RUN</varname>
-          instructions by the given number of seconds. This option
+          <para>Delay the execution of each <varname>RUN{<replaceable>program</replaceable>}</varname>
+          parameter by the given number of seconds. This option
           might be useful when debugging system crashes during
           coldplug caused by loading non-working kernel
           modules.</para>
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
         <term><varname>udev.exec_delay=</varname></term>
         <term><varname>rd.udev.exec_delay=</varname></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>Delay the execution of <varname>RUN</varname> instructions by the given
+          <para>Delay the execution of each <varname>RUN{<replaceable>program</replaceable>}</varname> parameter by the given
           number of seconds. This option might be useful when
           debugging system crashes during coldplug caused by loading
           non-working kernel modules.</para>
diff --git a/man/udev.conf.xml b/man/udev.conf.xml
index df0a70c9fb..0f51a1aaef 100644
--- a/man/udev.conf.xml
+++ b/man/udev.conf.xml
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@
         <term><varname>exec_delay=</varname></term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>An integer. Delay the execution of <varname>RUN</varname>
-          instructions by the given number of seconds. This option
+          <para>An integer. Delay the execution of each <varname>RUN{<replaceable>program</replaceable>}</varname>
+          parameter by the given number of seconds. This option
           might be useful when debugging system crashes during
           coldplug caused by loading non-working kernel
           modules.</para>