diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slurm.conf.5 b/doc/man/man5/slurm.conf.5
index 80591dcf0cd14297ce09ee4df300ef36d5e763e9..a79bc09225eefaa3c5769972ef1f427f891bbf1f 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slurm.conf.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slurm.conf.5
@@ -2662,12 +2662,16 @@ Also see the partition configuration parameter \fBLLN\fR
 use the least loaded nodes in selected partitions.
 .TP
 \fBCR_Pack_Nodes\fR
-Rather than evenly distributing a job step's tasks evenly across it's allocated
-nodes, pack them as tightly as possible on the nodes. For example, a job step
-starting ten tasks acrosss a job allocation consisting of two full nodes each
-with eight CPUs (i.e. the job allocation includes 16 CPUs), without this option
-will start five tasks on each of the two nodes. With this option, eight tasks
-will be started on the first node and two on the second node.
+If a job allocation contains more resources than will be used for launching
+tasks (e.g. if whole nodes are allocated to a job), then rather than evenly
+distributing a job's tasks evenly across it's allocated nodes, pack them as
+tightly as possible on thsee nodes.
+For example, consider a job allocation containing two \fBentire\fR nodes with
+eight CPUs each.
+If the job starts ten tasks across those two nodes without this option, it will
+start five tasks on each of the two nodes.
+With this option, eight tasks will be started on the first node and two tasks
+on the second node.
 .TP
 \fBCR_Socket\fR
 Sockets are consumable resources.