diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/env_config.rb b/Library/Homebrew/env_config.rb
index 5206592812664c..5dbcb0c3e2371b 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/env_config.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/env_config.rb
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ module EnvConfig
                      "formula if it or any of its dependencies is in a tap on this list.",
       },
       HOMEBREW_FORBID_PACKAGES_FROM_PATHS:       {
-        description: "If set, Homebrew will refuse to read packages provided from file paths, " \
+        description: "If set, Homebrew will refuse to read formulae or casks provided from file paths, " \
                      "e.g. `brew install ./package.rb`.",
         boolean:     true,
       },