diff --git a/docs/containers.conf.5.md b/docs/containers.conf.5.md
index f76d981cd..1e0ba3f47 100644
--- a/docs/containers.conf.5.md
+++ b/docs/containers.conf.5.md
@@ -913,15 +913,15 @@ URI to access the Podman service
 
 Path to file containing ssh identity key
 
-**tls_cert_file="~/certs/podman/tls.crt"**
+**tls_cert_file="/path/to/certs/podman/tls.crt"**
 
 Path to PEM file containing TLS client certificate
 
-**tls_key_file="~/certs/podman/tls.key"**
+**tls_key_file="/path/to/certs/podman/tls.key"**
 
 Path to PEM file containing TLS client certificate private key
 
-**tls_ca_file="~/certs/podman/ca.crt"**
+**tls_ca_file="/path/to/certs/podman/ca.crt"**
 
 Path to PEM file containing TLS certificate authority (CA) bundle
 
diff --git a/pkg/config/containers.conf b/pkg/config/containers.conf
index 94cf8f9e0..d3c927a99 100644
--- a/pkg/config/containers.conf
+++ b/pkg/config/containers.conf
@@ -772,11 +772,11 @@ default_sysctls = [
 #    Path to file containing ssh identity key
 #    identity = "~/.ssh/id_rsa"
 #    Path to PEM file containing TLS client certificate
-#    tls_cert_file = "~/certs/podman/tls.crt"
+#    tls_cert_file = "/path/to/certs/podman/tls.crt"
 #    Path to PEM file containing TLS client certificate private key
-#    tls_key_file = "~/certs/podman/tls.key"
+#    tls_key_file = "/path/to/certs/podman/tls.key"
 #    Path to PEM file containing TLS certificate authority (CA) bundle
-#    tls_ca_file = "~/certs/podman/ca.crt"
+#    tls_ca_file = "/path/to/certs/podman/ca.crt"
 
 
 # Directory for temporary files. Must be tmpfs (wiped after reboot)
diff --git a/pkg/config/containers.conf-freebsd b/pkg/config/containers.conf-freebsd
index 4dbdd956c..3fcd76a99 100644
--- a/pkg/config/containers.conf-freebsd
+++ b/pkg/config/containers.conf-freebsd
@@ -593,11 +593,11 @@ default_sysctls = [
 #    Path to file containing ssh identity key
 #    identity = "~/.ssh/id_rsa"
 #    Path to PEM file containing TLS client certificate
-#    tls_cert_file = "~/certs/podman/tls.crt"
+#    tls_cert_file = "/path/to/certs/podman/tls.crt"
 #    Path to PEM file containing TLS client certificate private key
-#    tls_key_file = "~/certs/podman/tls.key"
+#    tls_key_file = "/path/to/certs/podman/tls.key"
 #    Path to PEM file containing TLS certificate authority (CA) bundle
-#    tls_ca_file = "~/certs/podman/ca.crt"
+#    tls_ca_file = "/path/to/certs/podman/ca.crt"
 
 # Directory for temporary files. Must be tmpfs (wiped after reboot)
 #