diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd-ldap.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd-ldap.5
index 392ad34b78..c0235ad6b0 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd-ldap.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd-ldap.5
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ except for
 .B tls_reqcert
 which defaults to "demand" and
 .B starttls
-which is ignored.
+which is overshadowed by the first keyword and thus ignored.
 .RE
 
 .TP