diff --git a/man7/inotify.7 b/man7/inotify.7
index ddddbd283..6cd72b804 100644
--- a/man7/inotify.7
+++ b/man7/inotify.7
@@ -344,6 +344,8 @@ watch list.
 Only watch
 .I pathname
 if it is a directory.
+Using this flag provides an application with a race-free way of
+ensuring that the monitored objeect is a directory.
 .RE
 .PP
 The following bits may be set in the