diff --git a/doc/man/man1/salloc.1 b/doc/man/man1/salloc.1
index b32d36a3fc482e2f8908cba38c131c48886b2262..191c6e2a31eb7943664ec40b6e1efd6b447ac143 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/salloc.1
+++ b/doc/man/man1/salloc.1
@@ -1066,7 +1066,10 @@ Request a specific partition for the resource allocation.  If not specified,
 the default behavior is to allow the slurm controller to select the default
 partition as designated by the system administrator. If the job can use more
 than one partition, specify their names in a comma separate list and the one
-offering earliest initiation will be used.
+offering earliest initiation will be used with no regard given to the partition
+name ordering (although higher priority partitions will be considered first).
+When the job is initiated, the name of the partition used will be placed first
+in the job record partition string.
 
 .TP
 \fB\-Q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/sbatch.1 b/doc/man/man1/sbatch.1
index 2de3d4735ee4916a387be60b62bbcd2da25381d8..00f95225964ac1759cf633eb2072516cc4914365 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/sbatch.1
+++ b/doc/man/man1/sbatch.1
@@ -1124,7 +1124,10 @@ Request a specific partition for the resource allocation.  If not specified,
 the default behavior is to allow the slurm controller to select the default
 partition as designated by the system administrator. If the job can use more
 than one partition, specify their names in a comma separate list and the one
-offering earliest initiation will be used.
+offering earliest initiation will be used with no regard given to the partition
+name ordering (although higher priority partitions will be considered first).
+When the job is initiated, the name of the partition used will be placed first
+in the job record partition string.
 
 .TP
 \fB\-\-priority\fR=<value>
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/srun.1 b/doc/man/man1/srun.1
index e0b24b5a8c5b80fe674e9565c1ea14cddb525129..3227ce39e1c9a88a49fa35c0032c3a1e56b00066 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/srun.1
+++ b/doc/man/man1/srun.1
@@ -1225,7 +1225,10 @@ Request a specific partition for the resource allocation.  If not specified,
 the default behavior is to allow the slurm controller to select the default
 partition as designated by the system administrator. If the job can use more
 than one partition, specify their names in a comma separate list and the one
-offering earliest initiation will be used.
+offering earliest initiation will be used with no regard given to the partition
+name ordering (although higher priority partitions will be considered first).
+When the job is initiated, the name of the partition used will be placed first
+in the job record partition string.
 
 .TP
 \fB\-\-priority\fR=<value>