diff --git a/doc/manual.asciidoc b/doc/manual.asciidoc
index d01b75a3..50e0ae24 100644
--- a/doc/manual.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/manual.asciidoc
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ Several placeholders are available:
 
 `%s`:: The number of started edges.
 `%t`:: The total number of edges that must be run to complete the build.
-`%p`:: The percentage of started edges.
+`%p`:: The percentage of finished edges.
 `%r`:: The number of currently running edges.
 `%u`:: The number of remaining edges to start.
 `%f`:: The number of finished edges.