diff --git a/runtime/doc/quickfix.txt b/runtime/doc/quickfix.txt
index 674470e..5436a80 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/quickfix.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/quickfix.txt
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@
 :cex[pr][!] {expr}	Create a quickfix list using the result of {expr} and
 			jump to the first error.
 			If {expr} is a String, then each new-line terminated
-			line in the String is processed using the value
-			of 'errorformat' (buffer-local value if it was set)
-			and the result is added to the quickfix list.
+			line in the String is processed using the global value
+			of 'errorformat' and the result is added to the
+			quickfix list.
 			If {expr} is a List, then each String item in the list
 			is processed and added to the quickfix list.  Non
 			String items in the List are ignored.