diff --git a/src/corelib/doc/src/objectmodel/properties.qdoc b/src/corelib/doc/src/objectmodel/properties.qdoc
index 7ca3e25b004..eef2df70282 100644
--- a/src/corelib/doc/src/objectmodel/properties.qdoc
+++ b/src/corelib/doc/src/objectmodel/properties.qdoc
@@ -82,8 +82,9 @@
     which must be of the same type as the property. The parameter will take the
     new value of the property. The \c NOTIFY signal should only be emitted when
     the property has really been changed, to avoid bindings being unnecessarily
-    re-evaluated in QML, for example. Qt emits automatically that signal when
-    needed for MEMBER properties that do not have an explicit setter.
+    re-evaluated in QML, for example. The signal is emitted automatically when
+    the property is changed via the Qt API (QObject::setProperty,
+    QMetaProperty, etc.), but not when the MEMBER is changed directly.
 
     \li A \c REVISION number or \c REVISION() macro is optional. If included,
     it defines the property and its notifier signal to be used in a particular