diff --git a/doc/en/test/plugin/xdist.txt b/doc/en/test/plugin/xdist.txt
index df5d5d199..f2c877be7 100644
--- a/doc/en/test/plugin/xdist.txt
+++ b/doc/en/test/plugin/xdist.txt
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ command line options
 
     each: send each test to each available environment.
 
-    load: send each test to available environment.
+    load: send each test to one available environment so it is run only once.
 
     (default) no: run tests inprocess, don't distribute.
 ``--tx=xspec``