diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index ddd3adf825..04192840a0 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -4462,7 +4462,8 @@ creating an environment in which search paths only contain package inputs.
 @item --inherit=@var{regexp}
 When used alongside @option{--pure}, inherit all the environment variables
 matching @var{regexp}---in other words, put them on a ``white list'' of
-environment variables that must be preserved.
+environment variables that must be preserved.  This option can be repeated
+several times.
 
 @example
 guix environment --pure --inherit=^SLURM --ad-hoc openmpi @dots{} \