diff --git a/doc/lspconfig.txt b/doc/lspconfig.txt
index 5a1da207e7..4a5cce19cf 100644
--- a/doc/lspconfig.txt
+++ b/doc/lspconfig.txt
@@ -371,7 +371,8 @@ below returns a function that takes as its argument the current buffer path.
 - `util.root_pattern`: function which takes multiple arguments, each 
   corresponding to a different root pattern against which the contents of the
   current directory are matched using |vim.fn.glob()| while traversing up the
-  filesystem.
+  filesystem. Parent directories are traversed once per pattern, in the order
+  the patterns are specified.
 >
    root_dir = util.root_pattern('pyproject.toml', 'requirements.txt')
 <