diff --git a/reference/sockets/functions/socket-bind.xml b/reference/sockets/functions/socket-bind.xml
index 6a1ac7b7bb..b16bb307f4 100644
--- a/reference/sockets/functions/socket-bind.xml
+++ b/reference/sockets/functions/socket-bind.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.9 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.10 $ -->
 <refentry id="function.socket-bind">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>socket_bind</refname>
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    Binds the name given in <parameter>address</parameter> to the socket
-   described by <parameter>socket</parameter>.
+   described by <parameter>socket</parameter>. This has to be done before
+   a connection can be established using <function>socket_connect</function>
+   or <function>socket_listen</function>.
   </para>
  </refsect1>