diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml
index ab85b1aac8d..c5417bf4b88 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ Indexes:
    For new expression indexes, it is necessary to run <link
    linkend="sql-analyze"><command>ANALYZE</command></link> or wait for
    the <link linkend="autovacuum">autovacuum daemon</link> to analyze
-   the table to generate statistics about new expression indexes.
+   the table to generate statistics for these indexes.
   </para>
 
   <para>