diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
index 323f2744f7..b6d4aef72e 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ config_data! {
         files_watcher: String = "\"client\"",
         /// These directories will be ignored by rust-analyzer. They are
         /// relative to the workspace root, and globs are not supported. You may
-        /// also need to add the folders to Code's 'watcher exclude'.
+        /// also need to add the folders to Code's `files.watcherExclude`.
         files_excludeDirs: Vec<PathBuf> = "[]",
 
         /// Use semantic tokens for strings.
diff --git a/docs/user/generated_config.adoc b/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
index 35342a8109..675e57386e 100644
--- a/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
+++ b/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ Controls file watching implementation.
 --
 These directories will be ignored by rust-analyzer. They are
 relative to the workspace root, and globs are not supported. You may
-also need to add the folders to Code's 'watcher exclude'.
+also need to add the folders to Code's `files.watcherExclude`.
 --
 [[rust-analyzer.highlighting.strings]]rust-analyzer.highlighting.strings (default: `true`)::
 +
diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index cf60b6eba5..47a64aa718 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@
                     "type": "string"
                 },
                 "rust-analyzer.files.excludeDirs": {
-                    "markdownDescription": "These directories will be ignored by rust-analyzer. They are\nrelative to the workspace root, and globs are not supported. You may\nalso need to add the folders to Code's 'watcher exclude'.",
+                    "markdownDescription": "These directories will be ignored by rust-analyzer. They are\nrelative to the workspace root, and globs are not supported. You may\nalso need to add the folders to Code's `files.watcherExclude`.",
                     "default": [],
                     "type": "array",
                     "items": {