diff --git a/doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert.pod b/doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert.pod
index 11b3b4bbe332f6f562c7a54c2b445e0516b2a43e..8e832a57eaace848a55bf98cd308586ff4f7a719 100644
--- a/doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert.pod
+++ b/doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert.pod
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ the library will try to complete the chain from the available CA
 certificates in the trusted CA storage, see
 L<SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(3)|SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(3)>.
 
+The B<x509> certificate provided to SSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert() will be freed by the library when the B<SSL_CTX> is destroyed. An application B<should not> free the B<x509> object.
+
 =head1 RESTRICTIONS
 
 Only one set of extra chain certificates can be specified per SSL_CTX