diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
index ef713a5a1c..0126dad578 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
@@ -4512,7 +4512,7 @@ EXPLAIN SELECT count(*) FROM measurement WHERE logdate >= DATE '2008-01-01';
     <listitem>
      <para>
       Constraint exclusion is only applied during query planning; unlike
-      partition pruning, it cannot be applied during query execution.
+      partition pruning, which can also be applied during query execution.
      </para>
     </listitem>