diff --git a/man5/proc.5 b/man5/proc.5
index 95076ddca..5d3dfb4e0 100644
--- a/man5/proc.5
+++ b/man5/proc.5
@@ -403,6 +403,8 @@ You can even type
 .I /proc/[pid]/exe
 to run another copy of the same executable that is being run by
 process [pid].
+If the pathname has been unlinked, the symbolic link will contain the
+string \(aq(deleted)\(aq appended to the original pathname.
 .\" The following was still true as at kernel 2.6.13
 In a multithreaded process, the contents of this symbolic link
 are not available if the main thread has already terminated