diff --git a/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1507.clarification b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1507.clarification
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c810cc8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1507.clarification
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Clarify `m.location` scheme by partially reverting [f1f32d3](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/commit/f1f32d3a15c325ee8aa9d2c6bafd96c38069bb53). Contributed by @HarHarLinks.
diff --git a/data/event-schemas/schema/m.room.message$m.location.yaml b/data/event-schemas/schema/m.room.message$m.location.yaml
index 37f723f2..27b2b039 100644
--- a/data/event-schemas/schema/m.room.message$m.location.yaml
+++ b/data/event-schemas/schema/m.room.message$m.location.yaml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ properties:
         properties:
           thumbnail_url:
             description: |-
-              The URL to the thumbnail of the file. Only present if the
-              thumbnail is unencrypted.
+              The URL to a thumbnail of the location being represented.
+              Only present if the thumbnail is unencrypted.
             type: string
           thumbnail_file:
             description: |-