diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_controldata.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_controldata.sgml
index 2062c06ba7..96e1bea55b 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_controldata.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_controldata.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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 PostgreSQL documentation
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@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
   </para>
 
   <para>
+   This utility may only be run by the user who installed the server.
    You can specify the data directory on the command line, or use 
    the environment variable <envar>PGDATA</>.
   </para>