diff --git a/docs/django-admin.txt b/docs/django-admin.txt
index 90f5f5e4ed..3334ae4530 100644
--- a/docs/django-admin.txt
+++ b/docs/django-admin.txt
@@ -148,7 +148,11 @@ If you run this script as a user with normal privileges (recommended), you
 might not have access to start a port on a low port number. Low port numbers
 are reserved for the superuser (root).
 
-DO NOT USE THIS SERVER IN A PRODUCTION SETTING.
+DO NOT USE THIS SERVER IN A PRODUCTION SETTING. It has not gone through
+security audits or performance tests. (And that's how it's gonna stay. We're in
+the business of making Web frameworks, not Web servers, so improving this
+server to be able to handle a production environment is outside the scope of
+Django.)
 
 The development server automatically reloads Python code for each request, as
 needed. You don't need to restart the server for code changes to take effect.