diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
index 33d1f406a2..580a084765 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ The default is 1000.
 .B defaultsearchbase <dn>
 Specify a default search base to use when client submits a
 non-base search request with an empty base DN.
+Base scoped search requests with an empty base DN are not affected.
 .TP
 .B disallow <features>
 Specify a set of features (separated by white space) to