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diff --git a/doc/gpgsm.texi b/doc/gpgsm.texi
index 078d2ad6a..bc6326ca4 100644
--- a/doc/gpgsm.texi
+++ b/doc/gpgsm.texi
@@ -358,9 +358,12 @@ Change the default name of the policy file to @var{filename}.
@item --agent-program @var{file}
@opindex agent-program
Specify an agent program to be used for secret key operations. The
-default value is the @file{/usr/local/bin/gpg-agent}. This is only used
+default value is the @file{/usr/local/bin/gpg-agent}.
+@ifclear gpgtwoone
+This is only used
as a fallback when the environment variable @code{GPG_AGENT_INFO} is not
set or a running agent cannot be connected.
+@end ifclear
@item --dirmngr-program @var{file}
@opindex dirmngr-program
@@ -892,8 +895,12 @@ other programs of this software too.
@item S.gpg-agent
@cindex S.gpg-agent
-If this file exists and the environment variable @env{GPG_AGENT_INFO} is
-not set, @command{gpgsm} will first try to connect to this socket for
+If this file exists
+@ifclear gpgtwoone
+and the environment variable @env{GPG_AGENT_INFO} is
+not set,
+@end ifclear
+@command{gpgsm} will first try to connect to this socket for
accessing @command{gpg-agent} before starting a new @command{gpg-agent}
instance. Under Windows this socket (which in reality be a plain file
describing a regular TCP listening port) is the standard way of