diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
index 8e1d2984249..c302e4f1157 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml,v 1.79 2005/08/04 01:09:27 tgl Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml,v 1.80 2005/08/22 21:32:01 momjian Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -289,10 +289,11 @@ where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">action</replaceable> is one of:
   </para>
 
   <para>
-   You must own the table to use <command>ALTER TABLE</>; except for
-   <command>ALTER TABLE OWNER</>, which may only be executed by a superuser.
+   You must own the table to use <command>ALTER TABLE</>.
    To change the schema of a table, you must also have
    <literal>CREATE</literal> privilege on the new schema.
+   To alter the owner, the new owner must have
+   <literal>CREATE</literal> privilege on the schema.
   </para>
  </refsect1>