diff --git a/lisp/subr.el b/lisp/subr.el
index cbcc27baad1..4202cc74d48 100644
--- a/lisp/subr.el
+++ b/lisp/subr.el
@@ -3945,7 +3945,8 @@ This function makes or adds to an entry on `after-load-alist'."
 (defmacro with-eval-after-load (file &rest body)
   "Execute BODY after FILE is loaded.
 FILE is normally a feature name, but it can also be a file name,
-in case that file does not provide any feature."
+in case that file does not provide any feature.  See `eval-after-load'
+for more details about the different forms of FILE and their semantics."
   (declare (indent 1) (debug t))
   `(eval-after-load ,file (lambda () ,@body)))