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diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml
index b7025a6b71..22437fa48c 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml
@@ -11314,6 +11314,13 @@ post-install:
 	  </listitem>
 	</itemizedlist>
 
+	<note>
+	  <para><makevar>NOPORTDOCS</makevar> only controls additional
+	    documentation installed in <makevar>DOCSDIR</makevar>.  It does not
+	    apply to standard man pages, info pages and things installed in
+	    <makevar>DATADIR</makevar>, <makevar>EXAMPLESDIR</makevar>.</para>
+	</note>
+
 	<para>These variables are exported to <makevar>PLIST_SUB</makevar>.
 	  Their values will appear there as pathnames relative to
 	  <filename><makevar>PREFIX</makevar></filename> if possible.