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diff --git a/doc/pacman.8.asciidoc b/doc/pacman.8.asciidoc
index 6b2d9172..fe95178d 100644
--- a/doc/pacman.8.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/pacman.8.asciidoc
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Options
 	not automatically prepended.
 
 *-r, \--root* <path>::
-	Specify an alternative installation root (default is `/`). This should
+	Specify an alternative installation root (default is +{rootdir}+). This should
 	not be used as a way to install software into `/usr/local` instead of
 	`/usr`.
 	*NOTE*: If database path or log file are not specified on either the