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diff --git a/doc/crypto/EVP_DigestInit.pod b/doc/crypto/EVP_DigestInit.pod
index 0895e8c392..d9fada9c0b 100644
--- a/doc/crypto/EVP_DigestInit.pod
+++ b/doc/crypto/EVP_DigestInit.pod
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ EVP digest routines
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
-The EVP digest routines are a high level interface to message digests.
+The EVP digest routines are a high level interface to message digests,
+and should be used instead of the cipher-specific functions.
 
 EVP_MD_CTX_init() initializes digest context B<ctx>.