diff --git a/runtime/doc/options.txt b/runtime/doc/options.txt
index d0c8a48..ae9f517 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/options.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/options.txt
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@
 
 						     *'balloonexpr'* *'bexpr'*
 'balloonexpr' 'bexpr'	string	(default "")
-			global
+			global or local to buffer |global-local|
 			{not in Vi}
 			{only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval|
 			feature}