diff --git a/reference/pgsql/functions/pg-query.xml b/reference/pgsql/functions/pg-query.xml
index 24dda3f186..fd7b9441b7 100644
--- a/reference/pgsql/functions/pg-query.xml
+++ b/reference/pgsql/functions/pg-query.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/pgsql.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.pg-query">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
       <note>
      <para>
       This function used to be called <literal>pg_exec()</literal>.
+      <literal>pg_exec()</literal> is still available for compatibility
+      reasons but users are encouraged to use the newer name.
      </para>
     </note>
     <para>