diff --git a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
index cc7307d196..ee5360481a 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
+++ b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
@@ -2444,7 +2444,7 @@ native Mac OS X audio output driver
 .
 .TP
 .B openal
-OpenAL audio output driver
+Experimental, unfinished (will downmix to mono) OpenAL audio output driver
 .
 .TP
 .B sgi (SGI only)