diff --git a/docs/src/main/sphinx/sql/revoke.rst b/docs/src/main/sphinx/sql/revoke.rst
index 9a6aad154125..68d0ddb17c41 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/sphinx/sql/revoke.rst
+++ b/docs/src/main/sphinx/sql/revoke.rst
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ Specifying ``ALL PRIVILEGES`` revokes :doc:`delete`, :doc:`insert` and :doc:`sel
 
 Specifying ``ROLE PUBLIC`` revokes privileges from the ``PUBLIC`` role. Users will retain privileges assigned to them directly or via other roles.
 
-The optional ``GRANT OPTION FOR`` clause also revokes the privileges to grant the specified privileges.
+If the optional ``GRANT OPTION FOR`` clause is specified, only the ``GRANT OPTION``
+is removed. Otherwise, both the ``GRANT`` and ``GRANT OPTION`` are revoked.
 
 For ``REVOKE`` statement to succeed, the user executing it should possess the specified privileges as well as the ``GRANT OPTION`` for those privileges.