diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index b4fcbaf9c7..88cea3df59 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -675,8 +675,9 @@ include 'filename'
         an otherwise idle connection.  A value of 0 uses the system default.
         This parameter is supported only on systems that support the
         <symbol>TCP_KEEPIDLE</> or <symbol>TCP_KEEPALIVE</> symbols, and on
-        Windows; on other systems, it must be zero. This parameter is ignored
-        for connections made via a Unix-domain socket.
+        Windows; on other systems, it must be zero.
+        In sessions connected via a Unix-domain socket, this parameter is
+        ignored and always reads as zero.
        </para>
        <note>
         <para>
@@ -698,8 +699,9 @@ include 'filename'
         otherwise idle connection.  A value of 0 uses the system default.
         This parameter is supported only on systems that support the
         <symbol>TCP_KEEPINTVL</> symbol, and on Windows; on other systems, it
-        must be zero. This parameter is ignored for connections made via a
-        Unix-domain socket.
+        must be zero.
+        In sessions connected via a Unix-domain socket, this parameter is
+        ignored and always reads as zero.
        </para>
        <note>
         <para>
@@ -720,8 +722,9 @@ include 'filename'
         Specifies the number of keepalive packets to send on an otherwise idle
         connection.  A value of 0 uses the system default.  This parameter is
         supported only on systems that support the <symbol>TCP_KEEPCNT</>
-        symbol; on other systems, it must be zero. This parameter is ignored
-        for connections made via a Unix-domain socket.
+        symbol; on other systems, it must be zero.
+        In sessions connected via a Unix-domain socket, this parameter is
+        ignored and always reads as zero.
        </para>
        <note>
         <para>