diff --git a/doc/dynare.texi b/doc/dynare.texi
index 17f874f9926263939e161b745d49730e2aeefbb1..5730f4b713950129c3645b75399adf0aa719bb26 100644
--- a/doc/dynare.texi
+++ b/doc/dynare.texi
@@ -585,7 +585,8 @@ mark_as_command dynare
 If you don't want to type this command every time you run Octave, you
 can put it in a file called @file{.octaverc} in your home directory
 (under Windows this will generally be @file{c:\Documents and
-Settings\USERNAME\}). This file is run by Octave at every startup.
+Settings\USERNAME\} while under Mac OS X it is @file{/Users/USERNAME/}).
+This file is run by Octave at every startup.
 
 @node Some words of warning
 @subsection Some words of warning