diff --git a/doc/man/man1/ldapsearch.1 b/doc/man/man1/ldapsearch.1
index 5292ca93b0..bdd33d7bda 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/ldapsearch.1
+++ b/doc/man/man1/ldapsearch.1
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ finds one or more entries, the attributes specified by
 returned.  If + is listed, all operational attributes are returned.
 If no \fIattrs\fP are listed, all user attributes are returned.  If only
 1.1 is listed, no attributes will be returned.
+.LP
+The search results are displayed using an extended version of LDIF.
+Option \fI\-L\fP controls the format of the output.
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
 .B \-n