diff --git a/docs/USER_RECORD.md b/docs/USER_RECORD.md
index 885a94858d..877d213e46 100644
--- a/docs/USER_RECORD.md
+++ b/docs/USER_RECORD.md
@@ -368,11 +368,11 @@ directory is first created, and defaults to `/etc/skel` if not defined.
access mask for the home directory when it is first created.
`tasksMax` → Takes an unsigned 64bit integer indicating the maximum number of
-tasks the user may start in parallel during system runtime. This value is
-enforced on all tasks (i.e. processes and threads) the user starts or that are
-forked off these processes regardless if the change user identity (for example
-by setuid binaries/`su`/`sudo` and
-similar). [`systemd-logind.service`](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-logind.service.html)
+tasks the user may start in parallel during system runtime. This counts
+all tasks (i.e. threads, where each process is at least one thread) the user starts or that are
+forked from these processes even if the user identity is changed (for example
+by setuid binaries/`su`/`sudo` and similar).
+[`systemd-logind.service`](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-logind.service.html)
enforces this by setting the `TasksMax` slice property for the user's slice
`user-$UID.slice`.
diff --git a/man/homectl.xml b/man/homectl.xml
index 5c67ea0054..6a8448f25d 100644
--- a/man/homectl.xml
+++ b/man/homectl.xml
@@ -504,10 +504,10 @@
TASKSTakes a non-zero unsigned integer as argument. Configures the maximum numer of tasks
- (i.e. processes and threads) the user may have at any given time. This limit applies to all tasks
- forked off the user's sessions, even if they change user identity via su1 or a
- similar tool. Use to place a limit on the tasks actually
+ (i.e. threads, where each process is at least one thread) the user may have at any given time. This
+ limit applies to all tasks forked off the user's sessions, even if they change user identity via
+ su1
+ or a similar tool. Use to place a limit on the tasks actually
running under the UID of the user, thus excluding any child processes that might have changed user
identity. This controls the TasksMax= setting of the per-user systemd slice unit
user-$UID.slice. See