diff --git a/ufl/operators.py b/ufl/operators.py
index e382f8e5f..7bf10b85a 100644
--- a/ufl/operators.py
+++ b/ufl/operators.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def _partial_inner(a, b):
 
 
 def dot(a, b):
-    "UFL operator: Take the dot product of *a* and *b*. The complex conjugate of the second argument is taken."
+    "UFL operator: Take the dot product of *a* and *b*. This won't take the complex conjugate of the second argument."
     a = as_ufl(a)
     b = as_ufl(b)
     if a.ufl_shape == () and b.ufl_shape == ():