2 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lispref/processes.texi b/doc/lispref/processes.texi
index 5caf0a24265..fc5832253f9 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/processes.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/processes.texi
@@ -2521,11 +2521,11 @@ expect the network traffic to be encrypted.
 Either a list of the form @code{(@var{key-file} @var{cert-file})},
 naming the certificate key file and certificate file itself, or
 @code{t}, meaning to query @code{auth-source} for this information
-(@pxref{Help for users,,auth-source, auth, Emacs auth-source Library}).
-Only used for @acronym{TLS} or @acronym{STARTTLS}.  If
-@code{:client-certificate} is not specified, behave as if it were t,
-customize @code{network-stream-use-client-certificates} to change
-this.
+(@pxref{Help for users,,auth-source, auth, Emacs auth-source
+Library}).  Only used for @acronym{TLS} or @acronym{STARTTLS}.  To
+enable automatic queries of @code{auth-source} when
+@code{:client-certificate} is not specified customize
+@code{network-stream-use-client-certificates} to t.
 
 @item :return-list @var{cons-or-nil}
 The return value of this function.  If omitted or @code{nil}, return a
diff --git a/doc/misc/auth.texi b/doc/misc/auth.texi
index 93a301dcb1a..415a64f0211 100644
--- a/doc/misc/auth.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/auth.texi
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ backends and you can write your own if you want.
 @chapter Help for users
 
 ``Netrc'' files are a de facto standard.  They look like this:
+
 @example
 machine @var{mymachine} login @var{myloginname} password @var{mypassword} port @var{myport}
 @end example
@@ -108,12 +109,16 @@ The @code{user} is the user name.  It's known as @var{:user} in
 
 You can also use this file to specify client certificates to use when
 setting up TLS connections.  The format is:
+
 @example
 machine @var{mymachine} port @var{myport} key @var{key} cert @var{cert}
 @end example
 
 @var{key} and @var{cert} are filenames containing the key and
-certificate to use respectively.
+certificate to use respectively.  In order to make network connections
+use them automatically, either pass @code{:client-certificate t} to
+@code{open-network-stream}, or customize
+@code{network-stream-use-client-certificates} to @code{t}.
 
 You can use spaces inside a password or other token by surrounding the
 token with either single or double quotes.