diff --git a/servers/slapd/schema/README b/servers/slapd/schema/README
index 11d9a287f22155f4cf802152528d9df41ed2e3b1..7ea65880635d6f84454f6f10c153c259d290afee 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/schema/README
+++ b/servers/slapd/schema/README
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ nis.schema              Network Information Service schema
 openldap.schema         OpenLDAP Project schema
 
 Additional schema definitions can be submitted using the OpenLDAP
-Issue Tracking System <http://www.openldap.org/its/>.
+Issue Tracking System <http://www.openldap.org/its/>.  Such
+submissions should include a reference (e.g. a URL) to a stable,
+mature specification (e.g., an RFC) of the schema.
 
 ---
 $OpenLDAP$