diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qnamespace.qdoc b/src/corelib/global/qnamespace.qdoc
index f157190591..02342599a2 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qnamespace.qdoc
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qnamespace.qdoc
@@ -523,11 +523,11 @@
            application to deadlock.
 
     \value UniqueConnection
-           Same as AutoConnection, but the connection is made only if
-           it does not duplicate an existing connection. i.e., if the
-           same signal is already connected to the same slot for the
-           same pair of objects, then the connection will fail. This
-           connection type was introduced in Qt 4.6.
+           This is a flag that can be combined with any one of the above
+           connection types, using a bitwise OR. When Qt::UniqueConnection is
+           set, QObject::connect() will fail if the connection already exists
+           (i.e. if the same signal is already connected to the same slot
+           for the same pair of objects). This flag was introduced in Qt 4.6.
 
     With queued connections, the parameters must be of types that are
     known to Qt's meta-object system, because Qt needs to copy the