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diff --git a/man/sysctl.d.xml b/man/sysctl.d.xml
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+++ b/man/sysctl.d.xml
@@ -89,11 +89,13 @@
                 administrator, who may use this logic to override the
                 configuration files installed by vendor packages. All
                 configuration files are sorted by their filename in
-                alphabetical order, regardless in which of the
-                directories they reside, to guarantee that a specific
-                configuration file takes precedence over another file
-                with an alphabetically earlier name, if both files
-                contain the same variable setting.</para>
+                lexicographic order, regardless of which of the
+                directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the
+                same variable name, the entry in the file with the
+                lexicographically latest name will be applied. It is
+                recommended to prefix all filenames with a two-digit
+                number and a dash, to simplify the ordering of the
+                files.</para>
 
                 <para>If the administrator wants to disable a
                 configuration file supplied by the vendor, the