diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
index 13b888dff8f..74408b0f397 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
@@ -529,8 +529,9 @@ NUMERIC
      <para>
       The maximum allowed precision when explicitely specified in the
       type declaration is 1000; otherwise the current implementation
-      of the <type>NUMERIC</type> is subject to the limits described
-      in <xref linkend="datatype-numeric-table">.
+      of <type>NUMERIC</type> (when the precision is not specified)
+      is subject to the limits described in <xref
+      linkend="datatype-numeric-table">.
      </para>
     </note>