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diff --git a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-instantiate.xml b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-instantiate.xml
index 39c1282fcc36..53f06aed1241 100644
--- a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-instantiate.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-instantiate.xml
@@ -154,7 +154,9 @@ input.</para>
     <listitem><para>When used with <option>--eval</option>, perform
     evaluation in read/write mode so nix language features that
     require it will still work (at the cost of needing to do
-    instantiation of every evaluated derivation).</para>
+    instantiation of every evaluated derivation). If this option is
+    not enabled, there may be uninstantiated store paths in the final
+    output.</para>
 
     </listitem>