diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml
index 94d43bf33a5..645431ee10d 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml
@@ -446,8 +446,9 @@ CREATE [ UNIQUE ] INDEX [ CONCURRENTLY ] [ [ IF NOT EXISTS ] <replaceable class=
     wait for existing transactions that have modified the table to terminate.
     After the second scan, the index build must wait for any transactions
     that have a snapshot (see <xref linkend="mvcc">) predating the second
-    scan to terminate.  Then finally the index can be marked ready for use,
-    and the <command>CREATE INDEX</> command terminates.
+    scan to terminate, including transactions used by any phase of concurrent
+    index builds on other tables.  Then finally the index can be marked ready for use,
+    and the <command>CREATE INDEX</command> command terminates.
     Even then, however, the index may not be immediately usable for queries:
     in the worst case, it cannot be used as long as transactions exist that
     predate the start of the index build.