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diff --git a/doc/manual/advanced-topics/cores-vs-jobs.xml b/doc/manual/advanced-topics/cores-vs-jobs.xml
index eba645faf..4d58ac7c5 100644
--- a/doc/manual/advanced-topics/cores-vs-jobs.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/advanced-topics/cores-vs-jobs.xml
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ to <xref linkend="conf-cores" />, unless <xref linkend="conf-cores" />
equals <literal>0</literal>, in which case <envar>NIX_BUILD_CORES</envar>
will be the total number of cores in the system.</para>
-<para>The total number of consumed cores is a simple multiplication,
-<xref linkend="conf-cores" /> * <envar>NIX_BUILD_CORES</envar>.</para>
+<para>The maximum number of consumed cores is a simple multiplication,
+<xref linkend="conf-max-jobs" /> * <envar>NIX_BUILD_CORES</envar>.</para>
<para>The balance on how to set these two independent variables depends
upon each builder's workload and hardware. Here are a few example