diff --git a/docs/intro/tutorial01.txt b/docs/intro/tutorial01.txt
index 59dc02df77..b840eb2660 100644
--- a/docs/intro/tutorial01.txt
+++ b/docs/intro/tutorial01.txt
@@ -290,7 +290,8 @@ app will still work.
 .. admonition:: When to use :func:`~django.urls.include()`
 
     You should always use ``include()`` when you include other URL patterns.
-    ``admin.site.urls`` is the only exception to this.
+    The only exception is ``admin.site.urls``, which is a pre-built URLconf
+    provided by Django for the default admin site.
 
 You have now wired an ``index`` view into the URLconf. Verify it's working with
 the following command: