diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml
index 7be5d28878..0bcd784911 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -421,7 +421,9 @@ and table_constraint is:
primary key of the reftable is used. The
referenced columns must be the columns of a unique or primary
- key constraint in the referenced table.
+ key constraint in the referenced table. Note that foreign key
+ constraints may not be defined between temporary tables and
+ permanent tables.