diff --git a/Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.h b/Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.h
index be866c37f6..63114d2095 100644
--- a/Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.h
+++ b/Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.h
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ public:
       "Specify libraries or flags to use when linking a given target.  "
       "The named <target> must have been created in the current directory "
       "by a command such as add_executable or add_library.  "
-      "The remaining arguments specify library names or flags."
+      "The remaining arguments specify library names or flags.  "
+      "Repeated calls for the same <target> append items in the order called."
       "\n"
       "If a library name matches that of another target in the project "
       "a dependency will automatically be added in the build system to make "