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diff --git a/doc/ssl/SSL_read.pod b/doc/ssl/SSL_read.pod
index 9bff32500b..ed86d269dc 100644
--- a/doc/ssl/SSL_read.pod
+++ b/doc/ssl/SSL_read.pod
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ the SSL_read() operation. The behaviour of SSL_read() depends on the
 underlying BIO. 
 
 If the underlying BIO is B<blocking>, SSL_read() will only return, once the
-read operation has been finished or an error occurred.
+read operation has been finished or an error occurred, except when a
+renegotiation take place, in which case a SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ may occur. 
+This behaviour can be controlled with the SSL_MODE_AUTO_RETRY flag of the
+L<SSL_CTX_set_mode(3)|SSL_CTX_set_mode(3)> call.
 
 If the underlying BIO is B<non-blocking>, SSL_read() will also return
 when the underlying BIO could not satisfy the needs of SSL_read()
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ return value B<ret> to find out the reason.
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
 L<SSL_get_error(3)|SSL_get_error(3)>, L<SSL_write(3)|SSL_write(3)>,
+L<SSL_CTX_set_mode(3)|SSL_CTX_set_mode(3)>,
 L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)>, L<bio(3)|bio(3)>
 
 =cut