diff --git a/docs/help/in/recode.in b/docs/help/in/recode.in
index 2b452d82..c193b21c 100644
--- a/docs/help/in/recode.in
+++ b/docs/help/in/recode.in
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ Examples:
 /SET recode_fallback <charset> 
 to set the fallback charset for incoming events
 
-This charset will be used if a conversion with 
-the defined charset(/recode add) fails, and if no 
-charset for the target(query or channel) is defined at all.
+This charset will be used when a conversion to 
+the defined charset(/recode add) fails or if the 
+charset for the target(query or channel) is not set.
 
 /SET recode_out_default_charset <charset> 
 to set the global outgoing charset