diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
index 85f7c75c99..833753aede 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml,v 1.114 2010/06/09 17:48:10 alvherre Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml,v 1.115 2010/06/24 14:57:21 momjian Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -689,8 +689,8 @@ ALTER TABLE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable>
 
    <para>
     Adding a column with a non-null default or changing the type of an
-    existing column will require the entire table to be rewritten.  This
-    might take a significant amount of time for a large table; and it will
+    existing column will require the entire table and indexes to be rewritten.
+    This might take a significant amount of time for a large table; and it will
     temporarily require double the disk space.  Adding or removing a system
     <literal>oid</> column likewise requires rewriting the entire table.
    </para>