diff --git a/man/rem2ps.1 b/man/rem2ps.1
index 7ec73f66..a5a5734b 100644
--- a/man/rem2ps.1
+++ b/man/rem2ps.1
@@ -444,11 +444,9 @@ The \fbdate\fR key will \fIalways\fR be present; it is the trigger date
 of the reminder expressed as a string in the format \fIYYYY-MM-DD\fR
 .TP
 .B filename \fIf\fR
-The filename in which the reminder was found.  Present if \fBRemind\fR
-was invoked with the \fB\-l\fR option.
+The filename in which the reminder was found.
 .B lineno \fIn\fR
 The line number within the file on which the reminder was found.
-Present if \fBRemind\fR was invoked with the \fB\-l\fR option.
 .TP
 .B nonconst_expr 1
 If the reminder contained a non-constant expression that had to be evaluated
diff --git a/man/remind.1 b/man/remind.1
index 62f9035d..1809f0d4 100644
--- a/man/remind.1
+++ b/man/remind.1
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ format rather than the "simple calendar" format.  This format is
 also documented in the \fBrem2ps(1)\fR man page.  Finally, if you use
 three p's, as in \fB\-ppp\fR, then \fBRemind\fR uses a pure JSON
 format, again documented in \fBrem2ps(1)\fR.
+.RS
+.PP
+Note that the \fB\-pp\fR or \fB\-ppp\fR options also enable the \fB\-l\fR
+option.
+.RE
 .TP
 .B \-l
 If you use the \-l option in conjunction with the \-p option, then