diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
index 55fbf5ca3a9..79047e3285b 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 2013-11-02  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
-	* cmdargs.texi (Action Arguments): Clarify that `-L' prepends.
+	* cmdargs.texi (Action Arguments): Clarify `-L' a bit.
 
 2013-10-23  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
diff --git a/doc/emacs/cmdargs.texi b/doc/emacs/cmdargs.texi
index 5c43b1ac85d..1ef6529f295 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/cmdargs.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/cmdargs.texi
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ visited.
 @itemx --directory=@var{dir}
 @opindex --directory
 Prepend directory @var{dir} to the variable @code{load-path}.
+If you specify multiple @samp{-L} options, Emacs preserves the
+relative order; i.e., using @samp{-L /foo -L /bar} results in
+a @code{load-path} of the form @code{("/foo" "/bar" @dots{})}.
 
 @item -f @var{function}
 @opindex -f