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diff --git a/doc/man3/PEM_bytes_read_bio.pod b/doc/man3/PEM_bytes_read_bio.pod
index d16ccd8c13..cd05582a80 100644
--- a/doc/man3/PEM_bytes_read_bio.pod
+++ b/doc/man3/PEM_bytes_read_bio.pod
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ use of BIO_s_file() indicates the use of the operating system stdio
 functionality, which includes buffering as a feature; BIO_s_fd() is likely
 to be more appropriate in such cases.
 
+These functions make no assumption regarding the pass phrase received from the
+password callback.
+It will simply be treated as a byte sequence.
+
 =head1 RETURN VALUES
 
 PEM_bytes_read_bio() and PEM_bytes_read_bio_secmem() return 1 for success or
@@ -63,7 +67,8 @@ PEM_bytes_read_bio() and PEM_bytes_read_bio_secmem() return 1 for success or
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
 L<PEM(3)>,
-L<PEM_read_bio_ex(3)>
+L<PEM_read_bio_ex(3)>,
+L<passphrase-encoding(7)>
 
 =head1 HISTORY