diff --git a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/loadproperties.html b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/loadproperties.html
index 770c7cd43..1a92fc8f9 100644
--- a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/loadproperties.html
+++ b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/loadproperties.html
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 Load a file's contents as Ant properties.  This is equivalent
 to <code>&lt;property file|resource=&quot;...&quot;/&gt;</code> except that it
 supports nested <code>&lt;filterchain&gt;</code> elements.
+Also if the file is missing, the build is halted with an error, rather
+than a warning being printed.
 </p>
 
 <p>If you want to simulate <a href="property.html">property</a>'s