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diff --git a/lisp/subr.el b/lisp/subr.el
index ebac2e0ef5d..472f931306e 100644
--- a/lisp/subr.el
+++ b/lisp/subr.el
@@ -1970,7 +1970,12 @@ arguments PROGRAM-ARGS are strings to give program as arguments.
If you want to separate standard output from standard error, use
`make-process' or invoke the command through a shell and redirect
-one of them using the shell syntax."
+one of them using the shell syntax.
+
+The process runs in `default-directory' if that is local (as
+determined by `unhandled-file-name-directory'), or \"~\"
+otherwise. If you want to run a process in a remote directory
+use `start-file-process'."
(unless (fboundp 'make-process)
(error "Emacs was compiled without subprocess support"))
(apply #'make-process