diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
index e1d24a610..41fbfff32 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
@@ -269,8 +269,9 @@ def data(readonly=False):
             ('user-stylesheet',
              SettingValue(typ.UserStyleSheet(),
                           '::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 0px; height: 0px; }'),
-             "User stylesheet to use (absolute filename or CSS string). Will "
-             "expand environment variables."),
+             "User stylesheet to use (absolute filename, filename relative to "
+             "the config directory or CSS string). Will expand environment "
+             "variables."),
 
             ('css-media-type',
              SettingValue(typ.String(none_ok=True), ''),