diff --git a/lib/krb5/krb5_ccache.3 b/lib/krb5/krb5_ccache.3
index cae4be8bd..20fbf4c88 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/krb5_ccache.3
+++ b/lib/krb5/krb5_ccache.3
@@ -433,6 +433,9 @@ from
 .Fa id
 in
 .Fa creds .
+.Fa creds
+should be freed using
+.Fn krb5_free_cred_contents .
 Return 0 or an error code.
 .Pp
 .Fn krb5_cc_start_seq_get