diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd-config.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd-config.5
index 754fb348b7..1b28dc405d 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd-config.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd-config.5
@@ -935,6 +935,9 @@ locations will be used.
 Specifies the file that contains the
 .B slapd
 server certificate.
+
+When using OpenSSL that file may also contain any number of intermediate
+certificates after the server certificate.
 .TP
 .B olcTLSCertificateKeyFile: <filename>
 Specifies the file that contains the
diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
index c2ffb93736..11190261bd 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
@@ -1165,8 +1165,8 @@ Specifies the file that contains the
 .B slapd
 server certificate.
 
-When using OpenSSL that file may also contain any number or intermediate
-certificates.
+When using OpenSSL that file may also contain any number of intermediate
+certificates after the server certificate.
 .TP
 .B TLSCertificateKeyFile <filename>
 Specifies the file that contains the