diff --git a/docs/ref/django-admin.txt b/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
index bfbd61f2d6..eacd069abf 100644
--- a/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
@@ -957,7 +957,8 @@ through the template engine: the files whose extensions match the
 with the ``--name`` option. The :class:`template context
 <django.template.Context>` used is:
 
-- Any option passed to the startapp command
+- Any option passed to the startapp command (among the command's supported
+  options)
 - ``app_name`` -- the app name as passed to the command
 - ``app_directory`` -- the full path of the newly created app