diff --git a/docs/sources/alerting/alerting-rules/alerting-migration.md b/docs/sources/alerting/alerting-rules/alerting-migration.md
index ab2a5e995cd..320b04b4643 100644
--- a/docs/sources/alerting/alerting-rules/alerting-migration.md
+++ b/docs/sources/alerting/alerting-rules/alerting-migration.md
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ To convert data source-managed alert rules to Grafana managed alerts:
 
    Pausing stops alert rule evaluation behavior for the newly created Grafana-managed alert rules.
 
-9. (Optional) In the **Target data source** of the **Recording rules** section, you can select the data source that the imported recording rules will query. By default, it is the data source selected in the **Data source** dropdown.
+9. (Optional) In the **Target data source** of the **Recording rules** section, you can select the data source to which the imported recording rules will write metrics. By default, it is the data source selected in the **Data source** dropdown.
 
 10. Click **Import**.