diff --git a/lib/bundler/cli.rb b/lib/bundler/cli.rb
index 3ba4d0f8c4..fa5a3f1761 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/bundler/cli.rb
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ module Bundler
     method_option "dry-run", :type => :boolean, :default => false, :banner =>
       "Only print out changes, do not clean gems"
     method_option "force", :type => :boolean, :default => false, :banner =>
-      "Forces clean even if --path is not set"
+      "Forces clean even if system location is used"
     def clean
       require_relative "cli/clean"
       Clean.new(options.dup).run
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-clean.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-clean.1
index f89ae3a1b0..36ce445e2d 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-clean.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-clean.1
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ Print the changes, but do not clean the unused gems\.
 .
 .TP
 \fB\-\-force\fR
-Force a clean even if \fB\-\-path\fR is not set\.
+Force a clean even if system location is used\.
 
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-clean.1.ronn b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-clean.1.ronn
index de23991782..ebf70d3935 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-clean.1.ronn
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-clean.1.ronn
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ useful when you have made many changes to your gem dependencies.
 * `--dry-run`:
   Print the changes, but do not clean the unused gems.
 * `--force`:
-  Force a clean even if `--path` is not set.
+  Force a clean even if system location is used.