diff --git a/docs/modpython.txt b/docs/modpython.txt
index 24cb405231..447bd70573 100644
--- a/docs/modpython.txt
+++ b/docs/modpython.txt
@@ -12,9 +12,13 @@ other server arrangements.
 
 Django requires Apache 2.x and mod_python 3.x.
 
+We recommend you use Apache's `prefork MPM`_, as opposed to the `worker MPM`_.
+
 .. _Apache: http://httpd.apache.org/
 .. _mod_python: http://www.modpython.org/
 .. _mod_perl: http://perl.apache.org/
+.. _prefork MPM: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/prefork.html
+.. _worker MPM: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/worker.html
 
 Basic configuration
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