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diff --git a/ssh.1 b/ssh.1
index 7760c3075..81f29af43 100644
--- a/ssh.1
+++ b/ssh.1
@@ -1485,6 +1485,8 @@ The file format and configuration options are described in
 .Xr ssh_config 5 .
 Because of the potential for abuse, this file must have strict permissions:
 read/write for the user, and not writable by others.
+It may be group-writable provided that the group in question contains only
+the user.
 .Pp
 .It Pa ~/.ssh/environment
 Contains additional definitions for environment variables; see