diff --git a/docs/docs/config/pointing.md b/docs/docs/config/pointing.md
index 43374b91bec..9620627acf8 100644
--- a/docs/docs/config/pointing.md
+++ b/docs/docs/config/pointing.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Additional properties can be set on child nodes, which allows changing the setti
 | ------------------ | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
 | `layers`           | array         | List of layer indexes. This config will apply if any layer in the list is active.                |
 | `input-processors` | phandle-array | List of input processors (with parameters) to apply to input events                              |
-| `process-next`     | bool          | Whether to first apply the base input processors before the processors specific to this override |
+| `process-next`     | bool          | Whether to continue applying other input processors after this override if it takes effect |
 
 ## Input Split
 
diff --git a/docs/docs/keymaps/input-processors/usage.md b/docs/docs/keymaps/input-processors/usage.md
index 5686f9fc1b6..907066e9cbb 100644
--- a/docs/docs/keymaps/input-processors/usage.md
+++ b/docs/docs/keymaps/input-processors/usage.md
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ Additional overrides can be added that only apply when the associated layer is a
 
 :::note
 
-Overrides are processed in the order they are declared, from top to bottom, _not_ in any way tied to the layers specified in the `layers` property.
+Overrides are processed in the order they are declared, from top to bottom, followed by the base processors in the parent node. Their application order is _not_ in any way tied to the layers specified in the `layers` property.
 
 :::
 
-If you want to have later overrides, or your base processors applied _after_ your overrides, add the `inherit` property to your child node, e.g.:
+By default, the first-defined override node that matches the layer specification will apply, in which case and any other overrides or the base processors will be skipped. If you add the `process-next;` property to a child node, the other processors will continue to be checked and applied even if that node's layer filter matches.
 
 ```dts
 #include <input/processors.dtsi>
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ If you want to have later overrides, or your base processors applied _after_ you
 
     scroller {
         layers = <1>;
-        input-processors = <&zip_xy_to_scoll_mapper>;
-        inherit;
+        input-processors = <&zip_xy_to_scroll_mapper>;
+        process-next;
     };
 }
 ```