diff --git a/docs/ref/django-admin.txt b/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
index b5008157ce..04b6839618 100644
--- a/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
@@ -1413,9 +1413,10 @@ syncdb
 
     This command has been deprecated in favor of the :djadmin:`migrate`
     command, which performs both the old behavior as well as executing
-    migrations. It is now just an alias to that command.
+    migrations.
 
-Alias for :djadmin:`migrate`.
+Alias for :djadmin:`migrate`, except that it also prompts you to create a
+superuser if one doesn't exist (assuming you are using ``django.contrib.auth``).
 
 test <app or test identifier>
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