diff --git a/man/i3.man b/man/i3.man
index 2f97dd04..dd3f6333 100644
--- a/man/i3.man
+++ b/man/i3.man
@@ -143,9 +143,10 @@ Exits i3.
 
 When starting, i3 looks for configuration files in the following order:
 
-1. ~/.config/i3/config (according to the XDG specification)
-2. ~/.i3/config
-3. /etc/i3/config
+1. ~/.config/i3/config (or $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/i3/config if set)
+2. /etc/xdg/i3/config (or $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS/i3/config if set)
+3. ~/.i3/config
+4. /etc/i3/config
 
 You can specify a custom path using the -c option.