diff --git a/doc/man/man1/salloc.1 b/doc/man/man1/salloc.1
index 0183395eb5afa8eec314beab83c59b36278a268c..34c3266671bce7e2d82d084b544b636de4a8a939 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/salloc.1
+++ b/doc/man/man1/salloc.1
@@ -1111,8 +1111,8 @@ This option has been replaced by \fB\-\-immediate\fR=<\fIseconds\fR>.
 .TP
 \fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-nodelist\fR=<\fInode name list\fR>
 Request a specific list of hosts.
-Unless constrained by the maximum node count, the job will contain
-\fIall\fR of these hosts.
+The job will contain \fIall\fR of these hosts and possibly additional hosts
+as needed to satisfy resource requirements.
 The list may be specified as a comma\-separated list of hosts, a range of hosts
 (host[1\-5,7,...] for example), or a filename.
 The host list will be assumed to be a filename if it contains a "/" character.
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/sbatch.1 b/doc/man/man1/sbatch.1
index ea5c674138e978614c5d6c4877dcd4076ea97bf9..8593ce6be2635a2a0a8fabd48559e3fc86f52ff3 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/sbatch.1
+++ b/doc/man/man1/sbatch.1
@@ -1283,8 +1283,8 @@ errors will be displayed.
 .TP
 \fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-nodelist\fR=<\fInode name list\fR>
 Request a specific list of hosts.
-Unless constrained by the maximum node count, the job will contain
-\fIall\fR of these hosts.
+The job will contain \fIall\fR of these hosts and possibly additional hosts
+as needed to satisfy resource requirements.
 The list may be specified as a comma\-separated list of hosts, a range of hosts
 (host[1\-5,7,...] for example), or a filename.
 The host list will be assumed to be a filename if it contains a "/" character.
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/srun.1 b/doc/man/man1/srun.1
index ae5a03791aba6e8e621e3185bd3eadfbce0517d6..afd2bd0e3d2ad68e171789011267f693043b1690 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/srun.1
+++ b/doc/man/man1/srun.1
@@ -1656,8 +1656,8 @@ exits with a non\-zero exit code.
 .TP
 \fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-nodelist\fR=<\fIhost1,host2,...\fR or \fIfilename\fR>
 Request a specific list of hosts.
-Unless constrained by the maximum node count, the job will contain
-\fIall\fR of these hosts.
+The job will contain \fIall\fR of these hosts and possibly additional hosts
+as needed to satisfy resource requirements.
 The list may be specified as a comma\-separated list of hosts, a range of hosts
 (host[1\-5,7,...] for example), or a filename.
 The host list will be assumed to be a filename if it contains a "/" character.