diff --git a/usr.bin/calendar/calendar.1 b/usr.bin/calendar/calendar.1
index 1ffa5e51a940..c397193ba45e 100644
--- a/usr.bin/calendar/calendar.1
+++ b/usr.bin/calendar/calendar.1
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 .Op Fl a
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm Calendar
-checks the current directory for a file named
+checks the $HOME directory for a file named
 .Pa calendar
 and displays lines that begin with either today's date
 or tomorrow's.