diff --git a/doc/guide/admin/slapdconfig.sdf b/doc/guide/admin/slapdconfig.sdf
index dd5ab6cbfdf3157883300e048d4e9be6b5829e8d..c45cd3ec002c9956ebd04a362b955e20171e9f9e 100644
--- a/doc/guide/admin/slapdconfig.sdf
+++ b/doc/guide/admin/slapdconfig.sdf
@@ -589,7 +589,8 @@ H3: What to control access to
 
 The <what> part of an access specification determines the entries
 and attributes to which the access control applies.  Entries are
-commonly selected in two ways: by DN and by filter.
+commonly selected in two ways: by DN and by filter.  The following
+qualifiers select entries by DN:
 
 >	by *
 >	by dn[.<basic-style>]=<regex>