diff --git a/DOCS/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/mplayer.1
index 4752efd2ee..97d9f697bd 100644
--- a/DOCS/mplayer.1
+++ b/DOCS/mplayer.1
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ width of the output window
 .IPs height=<value>
 height of the output window
 .IPs buffersize=<value>
-capture buffer size in megabytes (default is half of the physical memory)
+maximum size of the capture buffer in megabytes (default is half of the physical memory)
 .IPs norm=<value>
 available: PAL, SECAM, NTSC
 .IPs channel=<value>