diff --git a/reference/pcre/pattern.modifiers.xml b/reference/pcre/pattern.modifiers.xml
index 3acd265692..a7c8c6d92a 100644
--- a/reference/pcre/pattern.modifiers.xml
+++ b/reference/pcre/pattern.modifiers.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.6 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.7 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/pcre.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
 <refentry id="reference.pcre.pattern.modifiers">
  <refnamediv>
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@
         followed by "?". It is not compatible with Perl. It can also
         be set by a (?U)
         <link linkend="regexp.reference.internal-options">modifier setting within
-        the pattern</link>. 
+        the pattern</link> or by a question mark behind a quantifier (e.g.
+        <literal>.*?</literal>).
        </simpara>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>