diff --git a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
index 915595425c..6930016227 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
+++ b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
@@ -676,6 +676,9 @@ Show the description and content of a profile.
 .B \-use-filedir-conf
 Look for a file-specific configuration file in the same directory as
 the file that is being played.
+.br
+.I WARNING:
+may be dangerous if playing from untrusted media.
 .
 .TP
 .B "\-v\ \ \ \ \ "