diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/install-windows.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/install-windows.sgml
index 64687b12e6..cb6bb05dc5 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/install-windows.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/install-windows.sgml
@@ -499,8 +499,8 @@ $ENV{PERL5LIB}=$ENV{PERL5LIB} . ';c:\IPC-Run-0.94\lib';
 
   <para>
    The TAP tests run with <command>vcregress</command> support the
-   environment variables <varname>PROVE_TESTS</varname>, that is expanded
-   automatically using the name patterns given, and
+   environment variables <varname>PROVE_TESTS</varname>, which is
+   expanded as a glob pattern, and
    <varname>PROVE_FLAGS</varname>. These can be set on a Windows terminal,
    before running <command>vcregress</command>:
 <programlisting>