diff --git a/man/man3/fi_endpoint.3 b/man/man3/fi_endpoint.3
index a158929f60a..bfb41c653fd 100644
--- a/man/man3/fi_endpoint.3
+++ b/man/man3/fi_endpoint.3
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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-.TH "fi_endpoint" "3" "2023\-12\-17" "Libfabric Programmer\[cq]s Manual" "#VERSION#"
+.TH "fi_endpoint" "3" "2024\-01\-10" "Libfabric Programmer\[cq]s Manual" "#VERSION#"
 .hy
 .SH NAME
 .PP
@@ -515,7 +515,8 @@ using fi_setopt.
 Applications specify the level that a desired option exists, identify
 the option, and provide input/output buffers to get or set the option.
 fi_setopt provides an application a way to adjust low-level protocol and
-implementation specific details of an endpoint.
+implementation specific details of an endpoint, and must be called
+before the endpoint is enabled (fi_enable).
 .PP
 The following option levels and option names and parameters are defined.
 .PP