diff --git a/lib/krb5/krb5.conf.5 b/lib/krb5/krb5.conf.5
index c77ed0594..b1d730b5c 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/krb5.conf.5
+++ b/lib/krb5/krb5.conf.5
@@ -399,6 +399,9 @@ If the LDAP backend is used for storing principals, this is the
 structural object that will be used when creating and when reading
 objects.
 The default value is account .
+.It Li hdb-ldap-create-base Va creation dn
+is the dn that will be appended to the principal when creating entries.
+Default value is the search dn.
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 .It Li [kadmin]
 .Bl -tag -width "xxx" -offset indent