diff --git a/docs/configuration/configuration.md b/docs/configuration/configuration.md
index bc684b6f98..7321e34929 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/configuration.md
@@ -3275,12 +3275,16 @@ Initially, aside from the configured per-target labels, a target's `job`
 label is set to the `job_name` value of the respective scrape configuration.
 The `__address__` label is set to the `<host>:<port>` address of the target.
 After relabeling, the `instance` label is set to the value of `__address__` by default if
-it was not set during relabeling. The `__scheme__` and `__metrics_path__` labels
-are set to the scheme and metrics path of the target respectively. The `__param_<name>`
-label is set to the value of the first passed URL parameter called `<name>`.
+it was not set during relabeling.
+
+The `__scheme__` and `__metrics_path__` labels
+are set to the scheme and metrics path of the target respectively, as specified in `scrape_config`.
+
+The `__param_<name>`
+label is set to the value of the first passed URL parameter called `<name>`, as defined in `scrape_config`.
 
 The `__scrape_interval__` and `__scrape_timeout__` labels are set to the target's
-interval and timeout.
+interval and timeout, as specified in `scrape_config`.
 
 Additional labels prefixed with `__meta_` may be available during the
 relabeling phase. They are set by the service discovery mechanism that provided