diff --git a/man/make.conf.5 b/man/make.conf.5
index 85ee88c05..e7c1efb33 100644
--- a/man/make.conf.5
+++ b/man/make.conf.5
@@ -610,7 +610,8 @@ Enable GLEP 42 news support. See
 .B noauto
 When utilizing \fBebuild\fR(1), only run the function requested. Also, forces
 the corresponding ebuild and eclasses to be sourced again for each phase, in
-order to account for modifications.
+order to account for modifications. Running \fBebuild\fR(1) with the
+\fB\-\-noauto\fR option also enables this feature during runtime.
 .TP
 .B noclean
 Do not delete the source and temporary files after the merge process.