diff --git a/docs/api/settings-spec.xsl b/docs/api/settings-spec.xsl
index 80f27309d5..7a4522370e 100644
--- a/docs/api/settings-spec.xsl
+++ b/docs/api/settings-spec.xsl
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
       </screen></entry>
       <entry><screen><xsl:value-of select="@type"/></screen></entry>
       <entry><screen><xsl:value-of select="@default"/></screen></entry>
-      <entry><xsl:value-of select="@description"/><xsl:if test="@type = 'NMSettingSecretFlags'"> (see <xref linkend="secrets-flags"/> for flag values)</xsl:if></entry>
+      <entry><xsl:value-of select="description"/><xsl:if test="@type = 'NMSettingSecretFlags'"> (see <xref linkend="secrets-flags"/> for flag values)</xsl:if></entry>
     </row>
   </xsl:template>
 
diff --git a/man/nm-settings-ifcfg-rh.xsl b/man/nm-settings-ifcfg-rh.xsl
index 2aa4448944..8f054f9b73 100644
--- a/man/nm-settings-ifcfg-rh.xsl
+++ b/man/nm-settings-ifcfg-rh.xsl
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ DEVICETYPE=TeamPort
       </entry>
       <entry align="left"><xsl:value-of select="@default"/></entry>
       <entry align="left">
-        <xsl:value-of select="@description"/><xsl:if test="@format = 'NMSettingSecretFlags'"> (see <xref linkend="secrets-flags"/> for _FLAGS values)</xsl:if>
+        <xsl:value-of select="description"/><xsl:if test="@format = 'NMSettingSecretFlags'"> (see <xref linkend="secrets-flags"/> for _FLAGS values)</xsl:if>
 
         <xsl:if test="string-length(@example)">
         <emphasis role="bold">
diff --git a/man/nm-settings-keyfile.xsl b/man/nm-settings-keyfile.xsl
index c70228bbc8..d63abf0f17 100644
--- a/man/nm-settings-keyfile.xsl
+++ b/man/nm-settings-keyfile.xsl
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ id=4
       <entry align="left"><xsl:value-of select="@variable"/></entry>
       <entry align="left"><xsl:value-of select="@format"/></entry>
       <entry align="left">
-        <xsl:value-of select="@description"/>
+        <xsl:value-of select="description"/>
         <xsl:if test="string-length(@example)">
           <emphasis role="bold">