diff --git a/doc/usage/extensions/autodoc.rst b/doc/usage/extensions/autodoc.rst
index dab09c92c5f..d775ddee8e8 100644
--- a/doc/usage/extensions/autodoc.rst
+++ b/doc/usage/extensions/autodoc.rst
@@ -664,8 +664,8 @@ There are also config values that you can set:
 
 .. confval:: autodoc_unqualified_typehints
 
-   If True, the leading module names of typehints of function signatures (ex.
-   ``io.StringIO`` -> ``StringIO``).  Defaults to False.
+   If True, the leading module names of typehints of function signatures are
+   removed (ex.  ``io.StringIO`` -> ``StringIO``).  Defaults to False.
 
    .. versionadded:: 4.4