diff --git a/doc/ikiwiki/pagespec/discussion.mdwn b/doc/ikiwiki/pagespec/discussion.mdwn
index 1aac47fa4..4c553925a 100644
--- a/doc/ikiwiki/pagespec/discussion.mdwn
+++ b/doc/ikiwiki/pagespec/discussion.mdwn
@@ -100,3 +100,6 @@ I am a little lost. I want to match the start page `/index.mdwn`. So I use
     \[[!inline pages="/index"]]
 
 which does not work though. I also tried it in this Wiki. Just take a look at the end of the [[SandBox|sandbox]]. --[[PaulePanter]]
+
+> Unlike wikilinks, pagespecs match relative to the top of the wiki by
+> default. So lose the "/" and it will work. --[[Joey]]