diff --git a/lib/libedit/editline.3 b/lib/libedit/editline.3
index dc06106e859d..34b4cdcf79d6 100644
--- a/lib/libedit/editline.3
+++ b/lib/libedit/editline.3
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: editline.3,v 1.93 2017/04/10 15:02:40 abhinav Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: editline.3,v 1.94 2017/06/27 01:22:58 kre Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1997-2014 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -667,6 +667,8 @@ If
 is
 .Dv NULL ,
 try
+.Pa $EDITRC
+and if that is not set
 .Pa $HOME/.editrc .
 Refer to
 .Xr editrc 5
diff --git a/lib/libedit/editrc.5 b/lib/libedit/editrc.5
index 723cb9e71582..fa41dbb7db79 100644
--- a/lib/libedit/editrc.5
+++ b/lib/libedit/editrc.5
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: editrc.5,v 1.32 2016/05/22 23:54:20 christos Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: editrc.5,v 1.33 2017/06/27 01:22:58 kre Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1997-2000 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -293,10 +293,18 @@ then the character is set to
 List the values of all the terminal capabilities (see
 .Xr termcap 5 ) .
 .El
+.Sh ENVIRONMENT
+.Bl -tag -width "~/.editrcXXX"
+.It Ev EDITRC
+Names the default configuration file for the
+.Xr editline 3
+library.
+.El
 .Sh FILES
 .Bl -tag -width "~/.editrcXXX"
 .It Pa ~/.editrc
-User configuration file for the
+Last resort, if no other file is specified,
+user configuration file for the
 .Xr editline 3
 library.
 .El