diff --git a/doc/src/fix_nonaffine_displacement.rst b/doc/src/fix_nonaffine_displacement.rst
index fd9830cc48..5fdd3ae772 100644
--- a/doc/src/fix_nonaffine_displacement.rst
+++ b/doc/src/fix_nonaffine_displacement.rst
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ zeroed. The *update* reference style implies the reference state will be updated
 *nstep* timesteps. The *offset* reference will update the reference state *nstep*
 timesteps before a multiple of *nevery* timesteps.
 
-
 ----------
 
 Restart, fix_modify, output, run start/stop, minimize info
@@ -129,6 +128,12 @@ This compute is part of the EXTRA-FIX package.  It is only enabled if
 LAMMPS was built with that package.  See the
 :doc:`Build package <Build_package>` page for more info.
 
+As this fix depends on a run including specific reference timesteps, it
+currently does not update peratom values if used in conjunction with the
+:doc:`rerun command <rerun>` since it cannot ensure the necessary reference
+timesteps are included.
+
+
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