diff --git a/doc/fontconfig-devel.sgml b/doc/fontconfig-devel.sgml
index 2ac11f5..2d83d13 100644
--- a/doc/fontconfig-devel.sgml
+++ b/doc/fontconfig-devel.sgml
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ convenience for the application's rendering mechanism.
                                                   face object
     rasterizer     FC_RASTERIZER          String  Which rasterizer is in use (deprecated)
     outline        FC_OUTLINE             Bool    Whether the glyphs are outlines
-    scalable       FC_SCALABLE            Bool    Whether glyphs can be scaled
+    scalable       FC_SCALABLE            Bool    Whether the glyphs are outlines or have color
     dpi            FC_DPI                 Double  Target dots per inch
     rgba           FC_RGBA                Int     unknown, rgb, bgr, vrgb,
                                                   vbgr, none - subpixel geometry
diff --git a/doc/fontconfig-user.sgml b/doc/fontconfig-user.sgml
index a89cab5..eba13e1 100644
--- a/doc/fontconfig-user.sgml
+++ b/doc/fontconfig-user.sgml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ index           Int     The index of the font within the file
 ftface          FT_Face Use the specified FreeType face object
 rasterizer      String  Which rasterizer is in use (deprecated)
 outline         Bool    Whether the glyphs are outlines
-scalable        Bool    Whether glyphs can be scaled
+scalable        Bool    Whether the glyphs are outlines or have color
 dpi             Double  Target dots per inch
 rgba            Int     unknown, rgb, bgr, vrgb, vbgr,
                         none - subpixel geometry