diff --git a/doc/vlc.1 b/doc/vlc.1
index ac1948fec2..71aac30a4d 100644
--- a/doc/vlc.1
+++ b/doc/vlc.1
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ loaded libraries and architecture-dependant executables (e.g. /usr/lib/).
 .B VLC_PLUGIN_PATH
 An extra directory to load VLC plugins from.
 
+.TP
+.B VLC_USERDATA_PATH
+The directory where the userdata will be stored (e.g. ~/.local/share/).
+
 .TP
 .B VLC_VERBOSE
 The level of verbosity for log messages