diff --git a/doc/man/cdist-explorers.text b/doc/man/cdist-explorers.text
index 45022f31..99c7c609 100644
--- a/doc/man/cdist-explorers.text
+++ b/doc/man/cdist-explorers.text
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ will cause the cdist run to abort.
 Explorers can reuse other explorers on the target system
 by calling $__cdist_explorer_path/<explorer_name>.
 
+REQUIREMENTS
+------------
+The directory $__cdist_remote_base_dir must be creatable
+on the target host (i.e. requires read/write permission).
+
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 cdist(7)