diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst
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@@ -4243,17 +4243,17 @@ Demuxer
 
 ``--prefetch-playlist=<yes|no>``
     Prefetch next playlist entry while playback of the current entry is ending
-    (default: no).
-
-    This does not prefill the cache with the video data of the next URL.
-    Prefetching video data is supported only for the current playlist entry,
-    and depends on the demuxer cache settings (on by default). This merely
-    opens the URL of the next playlist entry as soon the current URL is fully
-    read.
+    (default: no). This merely opens the URL of the next playlist entry as soon
+    as the current URL is fully read.
 
     This does **not** work with URLs resolved by the ``youtube-dl`` wrapper,
     and it won't.
 
+    This does not affect HLS streams (``.m3u8`` URLs). Such stream by itself is
+    internally a playlist of data segments, but is treated as a single media
+    item by mpv. HLS prefetching depends on the demuxer cache settings and is
+    on by default.
+
     This can occasionally make wrong prefetching decisions. For example, it
     can't predict whether you go backwards in the playlist, and assumes you
     won't edit the playlist.