diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc
index f69edc84a..3d9d46b82 100644
--- a/README.asciidoc
+++ b/README.asciidoc
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ There are two directories containing Kakoune's scripts:
   to `$HOME/.config/kak/` on most systems, containing the user
   configuration.
 
-When `-n` is not specified, Kakoune will load its startup script located
+Unless `-n` is specified, Kakoune will load its startup script located
 at `${runtime}/kakrc` relative to the `kak` binary. This startup script
 is responsible for loading the user configuration.