diff --git a/redis.conf b/redis.conf
index 4c18120e1..7fb4e4953 100644
--- a/redis.conf
+++ b/redis.conf
@@ -20,8 +20,12 @@
 # other files, so use this wisely.
 #
 # Notice option "include" won't be rewritten by command "CONFIG REWRITE"
-# from admin or Redis sentinel, you'd better put this option at the
-# beginning of this file to avoid overwriting config change at runtime.
+# from admin or Redis Sentinel. Since Redis always uses the last processed
+# line as value of a configuration directive, you'd better put includes
+# at the beginning of this file to avoid overwriting config change at runtime.
+#
+# If instead you are interested in using includes to override configuration
+# options, it is better to use include as the last line.
 #
 # include /path/to/local.conf
 # include /path/to/other.conf