diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index 63663039acb7766d08c6520b7b96ad4918788f08..412314eebda66552331e235b7bdbc3210115b978 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -391,7 +391,8 @@ kptr_restrict:
 This toggle indicates whether restrictions are placed on
 exposing kernel addresses via /proc and other interfaces.
 
-When kptr_restrict is set to (0), the default, there are no restrictions.
+When kptr_restrict is set to 0 (the default) the address is hashed before
+printing. (This is the equivalent to %p.)
 
 When kptr_restrict is set to (1), kernel pointers printed using the %pK
 format specifier will be replaced with 0's unless the user has CAP_SYSLOG