diff --git a/doc/ale.txt b/doc/ale.txt
index 2b25091e..96bbc89b 100644
--- a/doc/ale.txt
+++ b/doc/ale.txt
@@ -1413,8 +1413,7 @@ g:ale_set_balloons                                         *g:ale_set_balloons*
                                                            *b:ale_set_balloons*
 
   Type: |Number|
-  Default: `(has('balloon_eval') && has('gui_running'))`
-           `|| (has('balloon_eval_term') && !has('gui_running'))`
+  Default: `has('balloon_eval') && has('gui_running')`
 
   When this option is set to `1`, balloon messages will be displayed for
   problems or hover information if available.
@@ -1424,6 +1423,12 @@ g:ale_set_balloons                                         *g:ale_set_balloons*
   supporting "Hover" information, per |ale-hover|, then brief information
   about the symbol under the cursor will be displayed in a balloon.
 
+  Balloons can be enabled for terminal versions of Vim that support balloons,
+  but some versions of Vim will produce strange mouse behavior when balloons
+  are enabled. To configure balloons for your terminal, you should first
+  configure your |ttymouse| setting, and then consider setting
+  `g:ale_set_balloons` to `1` before ALE is loaded.
+
   `b:ale_set_balloons` can be set to `0` to disable balloons for a buffer.
   Balloons cannot be enabled for a specific buffer when not initially enabled
   globally.
diff --git a/plugin/ale.vim b/plugin/ale.vim
index ad2639bb..f0f90b6b 100644
--- a/plugin/ale.vim
+++ b/plugin/ale.vim
@@ -110,10 +110,7 @@ let g:ale_set_highlights = get(g:, 'ale_set_highlights', has('syntax'))
 let g:ale_echo_cursor = get(g:, 'ale_echo_cursor', 1)
 
 " This flag can be set to 0 to disable balloon support.
-let g:ale_set_balloons = get(g:, 'ale_set_balloons',
-\   (has('balloon_eval') && has('gui_running'))
-\   || (has('balloon_eval_term') && !has('gui_running'))
-\)
+let g:ale_set_balloons = get(g:, 'ale_set_balloons', has('balloon_eval') && has('gui_running'))
 
 " This flag can be set to 0 to disable warnings for trailing whitespace
 let g:ale_warn_about_trailing_whitespace = get(g:, 'ale_warn_about_trailing_whitespace', 1)