diff --git a/man/compton.1.asciidoc b/man/compton.1.asciidoc
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--- a/man/compton.1.asciidoc
+++ b/man/compton.1.asciidoc
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ This is the old condition format we once used. Support of this format might be r
 
 CONFIGURATION FILES
 -------------------
-compton could read from a configuration file if libconfig support is compiled in. If *--config* is not used, compton will seek for a configuration file in `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/compton.conf` (`~/.config/compton.conf`, usually), then `~/.compton.conf`, then `compton.conf` under `$XDG_DATA_DIRS` (often `/etc/xdg/compton.conf`).
+compton could read from a configuration file if libconfig support is compiled in. If *--config* is not used, compton will seek for a configuration file in `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/compton.conf` (`~/.config/compton.conf`, usually), then `~/.compton.conf`, then `compton.conf` under `$XDG_CONFIG_DIRS` (often `/etc/xdg/compton.conf`).
 
 compton uses general libconfig configuration file format. A sample configuration file is available as `compton.sample.conf` in the source tree. Most commandline switches each could be replaced with an option in configuration file, thus documented above. Window-type-specific settings are exposed only in configuration file and has the following format: