diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__sshd_config/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__sshd_config/man.rst
index 8b0069ac..c8e6b8ad 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__sshd_config/man.rst
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__sshd_config/man.rst
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ BUGS
 - ``Include`` directives are ignored.
 - Config options are not added/removed to/from the config file if their value is
   the default value.
+- | The explorer will incorrectly report ``absent`` if OpenSSH internally
+    transforms one value to another (e.g. ``permitrootlogin prohibit-password``
+    is transformed to ``permitrootlogin without-password``).
+  | Workaround: Use the value that OpenSSH uses internally.
 
 
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