diff --git a/reference/fileinfo/functions/finfo-file.xml b/reference/fileinfo/functions/finfo-file.xml
index b5347e1d1157..d4bc30942599 100644
--- a/reference/fileinfo/functions/finfo-file.xml
+++ b/reference/fileinfo/functions/finfo-file.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
      <term><parameter>filename</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       Name of a file to be checked.
+       Name of a local file to be checked. Remote URLs are not supported.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>