diff --git a/docs/Manpage.md b/docs/Manpage.md
index cabe08169f..12bd072da0 100644
--- a/docs/Manpage.md
+++ b/docs/Manpage.md
@@ -4152,7 +4152,7 @@ command execution (e.g. `$(cat file)`).
 
 `HOMEBREW_FORCE_BREW_WRAPPER`
 
-: If set, require `$HOMEBREW_BREW_WRAPPER` to be set to the same value as
+: If set, require `brew` to be invoked by the value of
   `$HOMEBREW_FORCE_BREW_WRAPPER` for non-trivial `brew` commands.
 
 `HOMEBREW_FORCE_VENDOR_RUBY`
diff --git a/manpages/brew.1 b/manpages/brew.1
index d2fcf7697f..3032c85dfd 100644
--- a/manpages/brew.1
+++ b/manpages/brew.1
@@ -2697,7 +2697,7 @@ If set, always use a Homebrew\-installed \fBcurl\fP(1) rather than the system ve
 If set, always use a Homebrew\-installed \fBgit\fP(1) rather than the system version\. Automatically set if the system version of \fBgit\fP is too old\.
 .TP
 \fBHOMEBREW_FORCE_BREW_WRAPPER\fP
-If set, require \fB$HOMEBREW_BREW_WRAPPER\fP to be set to the same value as \fB$HOMEBREW_FORCE_BREW_WRAPPER\fP for non\-trivial \fBbrew\fP commands\.
+If set, require \fBbrew\fP to be invoked by the value of \fB$HOMEBREW_FORCE_BREW_WRAPPER\fP for non\-trivial \fBbrew\fP commands\.
 .TP
 \fBHOMEBREW_FORCE_VENDOR_RUBY\fP
 If set, always use Homebrew\[u2019]s vendored, relocatable Ruby version even if the system version of Ruby is new enough\.