diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
index 929d29c5ca3..f869b50ab2e 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
@@ -1736,7 +1736,7 @@ CREATE TABLE public.products ( ... );
 
    <indexterm>
     <primary><varname>search_path</varname></primary>
-    <secondary>run-time setting</secondary>
+    <secondary>configuration parameter</secondary>
    </indexterm>
 
    <para>