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diff --git a/fio.1 b/fio.1
index 22d6b1e8..52911264 100644
--- a/fio.1
+++ b/fio.1
@@ -657,10 +657,11 @@ Offset in the file to start I/O. Data before the offset will not be touched.
 .TP
 .BI offset_increment \fR=\fPint
 If this is provided, then the real offset becomes the
-offset + offset_increment * thread_number, where the thread number is a counter
-that starts at 0 and is incremented for each job. This option is useful if
-there are several jobs which are intended to operate on a file in parallel in
-disjoint segments, with even spacing between the starting points.
+offset + offset_increment * thread_number, where the thread number is a
+counter that starts at 0 and is incremented for each sub-job (i.e. when
+numjobs option is specified). This option is useful if there are several jobs
+which are intended to operate on a file in parallel disjoint segments, with
+even spacing between the starting points.
 .TP
 .BI number_ios \fR=\fPint
 Fio will normally perform IOs until it has exhausted the size of the region