diff --git a/src/mbsync.1 b/src/mbsync.1
index 37a09d9..11ec971 100644
--- a/src/mbsync.1
+++ b/src/mbsync.1
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ If \fIsize\fR is 0, the maximum message size is \fBunlimited\fR.
 ..
 .TP
 \fBMapInbox\fR \fImailbox\fR
-Create a virtual mailbox (relative to \fBPath\fR), which is backed by
+Create a virtual mailbox (relative to \fBPath\fR) which aliases
 the \fBINBOX\fR. Makes sense in conjunction with \fBPatterns\fR in the
 Channels section, though with a Maildir slave, you probably want to
 place \fBInbox\fR under \fBPath\fR instead.