diff --git a/docs/sources/administration/configuration.md b/docs/sources/administration/configuration.md
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@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Refer to [Configure a Grafana Docker image]({{< relref "configure-docker.md" >}}
 
 ### macOS
 
-By default, the configuration file is located at `/usr/local/etc/grafana/grafana.ini`. To configure Grafana, add a configuration file named `custom.ini` to the `conf` folder to override any of the settings defined in `conf/defaults.ini`.
+By default, the configuration file is located at `/usr/local/etc/grafana/grafana.ini`. For a Grafana instance installed using Homebrew, edit the `grafana.ini` file directly. Otherwise, add a configuration file named `custom.ini` to the `conf` folder to override any of the settings defined in `conf/defaults.ini`.
 
 ## Comments in .ini Files