diff --git a/docs/api-output.md b/docs/api-output.md
index b38b011f..1cc0b887 100644
--- a/docs/api-output.md
+++ b/docs/api-output.md
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ EXIF metadata is unsupported for TIFF output.
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 | [options] | <code>Object</code> |  |  |
 | [options.orientation] | <code>number</code> |  | value between 1 and 8, used to update the EXIF `Orientation` tag. |
-| [options.icc] | <code>string</code> |  | filesystem path to output ICC profile, defaults to sRGB. |
+| [options.icc] | <code>string</code> | <code>&quot;&#x27;srgb&#x27;&quot;</code> | Filesystem path to output ICC profile, relative to `process.cwd()`, defaults to built-in sRGB. |
 | [options.exif] | <code>Object.&lt;Object&gt;</code> | <code>{}</code> | Object keyed by IFD0, IFD1 etc. of key/value string pairs to write as EXIF data. |
 | [options.density] | <code>number</code> |  | Number of pixels per inch (DPI). |
 
diff --git a/lib/output.js b/lib/output.js
index 21881eb6..1a16262b 100644
--- a/lib/output.js
+++ b/lib/output.js
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ function toBuffer (options, callback) {
  *
  * @param {Object} [options]
  * @param {number} [options.orientation] value between 1 and 8, used to update the EXIF `Orientation` tag.
- * @param {string} [options.icc] filesystem path to output ICC profile, defaults to sRGB.
+ * @param {string} [options.icc='srgb'] Filesystem path to output ICC profile, relative to `process.cwd()`, defaults to built-in sRGB.
  * @param {Object<Object>} [options.exif={}] Object keyed by IFD0, IFD1 etc. of key/value string pairs to write as EXIF data.
  * @param {number} [options.density] Number of pixels per inch (DPI).
  * @returns {Sharp}