diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index b7df8ce6124..5f47c1fa08b 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -4778,7 +4778,8 @@ COPY postgres_log FROM '/full/path/to/logfile.csv' WITH csv;
      <varlistentry id="guc-search-path" xreflabel="search_path">
       <term><varname>search_path</varname> (<type>string</type>)</term>
       <indexterm>
-       <primary><varname>search_path</> configuration parameter</primary>
+       <primary><varname>search_path</></primary>
+       <secondary>configuration parameter</secondary>
       </indexterm>
       <indexterm><primary>path</><secondary>for schemas</></>
       <listitem>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
index 207de9b1259..929d29c5ca3 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
@@ -1735,7 +1735,8 @@ CREATE TABLE public.products ( ... );
    </para>
 
    <indexterm>
-    <primary><varname>search_path</varname> configuration parameter</primary>
+    <primary><varname>search_path</varname></primary>
+    <secondary>run-time setting</secondary>
    </indexterm>
 
    <para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml
index 48160b255e3..1f6c134664c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ SELECT * FROM dup(42);
   <title>Writing <literal>SECURITY DEFINER</literal> Functions Safely</title>
 
   <indexterm>
-   <primary><varname>search_path</varname> configuration parameter</>
+   <primary><varname>search_path</varname></>
    <secondary>use in securing functions</>
   </indexterm>