diff --git a/docs/simplesamlphp-modules.md b/docs/simplesamlphp-modules.md
index 9ab66256aec8dc4aaf95f00dbbe6aee6ce0efa59..e52af5fe7b954127762990954a5040c681f937d5 100644
--- a/docs/simplesamlphp-modules.md
+++ b/docs/simplesamlphp-modules.md
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ directories and files:
 
 default-disable
 :   The presence of this file indicates that the module is disabled
-    by default. This module can be enabled by creating a file named
-    `enable` in the same directory.
+    by default. It can be enabled using the `module.enable`
+    option in `config.php`.
 
 default-enable
 :   The presence of this file indicates that the module is enabled
-    by default. This module can be disabled by creating a file named
-    `disable` in the same directory.
+    by default. It can be disabled using the `module.enable`
+    option in `config.php`.
 
 dictionaries
 :   This directory contains dictionaries which belong to this