diff --git a/reference/sqlite/functions/sqlite-open.xml b/reference/sqlite/functions/sqlite-open.xml
index 176c5c3721..c07e5790fb 100644
--- a/reference/sqlite/functions/sqlite-open.xml
+++ b/reference/sqlite/functions/sqlite-open.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.1 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ -->
 <refentry id="function.sqlite-open">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>sqlite_open</refname>
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@
       statement to load other databases and move and query data betweem them.
      </simpara>
     </note>
+    <note>
+     <simpara>
+      It is not recommended to work with SQLite databases mounted on NFS
+      partitions.  Since NFS is notoriously bad when it comes to locking you
+      may find that you cannot even open the database at all, and if it
+      succeeds, the locking behaviour may be undefined.
+     </simpara>
+    </note>
     <note>
      <simpara>
       SQLite is safe_mode and open_basedir aware.