diff --git a/etc/vm.args.cloud b/etc/vm.args.cloud
index 47bf9d472..d0992f470 100644
--- a/etc/vm.args.cloud
+++ b/etc/vm.args.cloud
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 ##############################
 
 ## NOTE:
-## Basic args like '-name' and '-setcookie' should be configured in emqx.conf
-## If they are configured in both file, the args configured in emqx.conf will
-## be used.
+##
+## Arguments configured in this file might be overridden by configs from `emqx.conf`.
+##
+## Some basic VM arguments are to be configured in `emqx.conf`,
+## such as `node.name` for `-name` and `node.cooke` for `-setcookie`.
 
 ## Sets the maximum number of simultaneously existing processes for this system.
 +P 256000
diff --git a/etc/vm.args.edge b/etc/vm.args.edge
index b6906e966..20adc41ab 100644
--- a/etc/vm.args.edge
+++ b/etc/vm.args.edge
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 ##############################
 
 ## NOTE:
-## Basic args like '-name' and '-setcookie' should be configured in emqx.conf
-## If they are configured in both file, the args configured in emqx.conf will
-## be used.
+##
+## Arguments configured in this file might be overridden by configs from `emqx.conf`.
+##
+## Some basic VM arguments are to be configured in `emqx.conf`,
+## such as `node.name` for `-name` and `node.cooke` for `-setcookie`.
 
 ## Sets the maximum number of simultaneously existing processes for this system.
 +P 20480