diff --git a/dmenu.1 b/dmenu.1
index 45f9cf1..cff2214 100644
--- a/dmenu.1
+++ b/dmenu.1
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ is a dmenu script used by dwm which lists programs in the user's PATH and
 executes the selected item.
 .P
 .B dmenu_path
-is a script used by dmenu_run to find and cache a list of programs.
+is a program used by dmenu_run to find and cache a list of executables.
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
 .B \-b