diff --git a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
index beef5bc900..f8e6708413 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
+++ b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
@@ -3340,7 +3340,8 @@ When enabled behaves more like the other video output drivers,
 which is better for fixed-size fonts.
 Disabled looks much better with FreeType fonts and uses the
 borders in fullscreen mode.
-Does not work correctly with ass subtitles (see \-ass).
+Does not work correctly with ass subtitles (see \-ass), you can instead
+render them without OpenGL support via -vf ass.
 .IPs osdcolor=<0xRRGGBB>
 Color for OSD (default: 0xffffff, corresponds to white).
 .IPs rectangle=<0,1,2>