diff --git a/docs/reference/snapshot-restore/repository-shared-file-system.asciidoc b/docs/reference/snapshot-restore/repository-shared-file-system.asciidoc
index be5347845a2f..4387c2568c18 100644
--- a/docs/reference/snapshot-restore/repository-shared-file-system.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/snapshot-restore/repository-shared-file-system.asciidoc
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ in snapshots. Data files are not compressed. Defaults to `true`.
 (Required, string)
 Location of the shared filesystem used to store and retrieve snapshots. This
 location must be registered in the `path.repo` setting on all master and data
-nodes in the cluster.
+nodes in the cluster. 
+Unlike `path.repo`, this setting supports only a single file path.
 
 `max_number_of_snapshots`::
 (Optional, integer)