diff --git a/man/loader.conf.xml b/man/loader.conf.xml
index d5abb1c04e..acd748ad28 100644
--- a/man/loader.conf.xml
+++ b/man/loader.conf.xml
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>beep</term>
 
-        <listitem><para>Beep n times when the n-th entry in the boot menu is shown (default disabled).
+        <listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument. If timeout enabled beep every second, otherwise beep n times when n-th entry in boot menu is selected (default disabled).
         Currently, only x86 is supported, where it uses the PC speaker.</para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>