diff --git a/docs/source/user/configuration.rst b/docs/source/user/configuration.rst
index 70fc22b..efad0fd 100644
--- a/docs/source/user/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/source/user/configuration.rst
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ Configuration Locations
 =======================
 
 |Flake8| supports storing its configuration in your project in one of
-``setup.cfg``, ``tox.ini``, or ``.flake8``.
+``setup.cfg``, ``tox.ini``, or ``.flake8`` (in that order).
+If, say, ``setup.cfg`` is found, the rest of the files are not read.
 
 Values set at the command line have highest priority, then those in the
 project configuration file, and finally there are the defaults. However,