diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index f810789ea8..8cd3d6901c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -3567,7 +3567,8 @@ restore_command = 'copy "C:\\server\\archivedir\\%f" "%p"'  # Windows
        </para>
 
        <para>
-        This parameter can only be set at server start.
+        This parameter can only be set in the <filename>postgresql.conf</filename>
+        file or on the server command line.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
index 245a3472bc..02d2d267b5 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
@@ -3699,7 +3699,7 @@ static struct config_string ConfigureNamesString[] =
 	},
 
 	{
-		{"restore_command", PGC_POSTMASTER, WAL_ARCHIVE_RECOVERY,
+		{"restore_command", PGC_SIGHUP, WAL_ARCHIVE_RECOVERY,
 			gettext_noop("Sets the shell command that will be called to retrieve an archived WAL file."),
 			NULL
 		},
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
index 9cb571f7cc..9c9091e601 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@
 				# placeholders: %p = path of file to restore
 				#               %f = file name only
 				# e.g. 'cp /mnt/server/archivedir/%f %p'
-				# (change requires restart)
 #archive_cleanup_command = ''	# command to execute at every restartpoint
 #recovery_end_command = ''	# command to execute at completion of recovery