diff --git a/website/docs/cli/config/config-file.html.md b/website/docs/cli/config/config-file.html.md
index 8dce01662..3c8838e9b 100644
--- a/website/docs/cli/config/config-file.html.md
+++ b/website/docs/cli/config/config-file.html.md
@@ -272,12 +272,13 @@ The set of directories Terraform can select as filesystem mirrors depends on
 the operating system where you are running Terraform:
 
 * **Windows:** `%APPDATA%/terraform.d/plugins` and `%APPDATA%/HashiCorp/Terraform/plugins`
-* **Mac OS X:** `$HOME/.terraform.d/plugins/`,
+* **Mac OS X:** `$HOME/.terraform.d/plugins`,
   `~/Library/Application Support/io.terraform/plugins`, and
   `/Library/Application Support/io.terraform/plugins`
-* **Linux and other Unix-like systems**:`$HOME/.terraform.d/plugins/`, and
+* **Linux and other Unix-like systems**:`$HOME/.terraform.d/plugins` and
+  `terraform/plugins` located within a valid
   [XDG Base Directory](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html)
-  data directories as configured, after appending `terraform/plugins`.
+  data directory such as `$XDG_DATA_HOME/terraform/plugins`.
   Without any XDG environment variables set, Terraform will use
   `~/.local/share/terraform/plugins`,
   `/usr/local/share/terraform/plugins`, and `/usr/share/terraform/plugins`.