diff --git a/pages/common/mysql.md b/pages/common/mysql.md
index d514bc76b8..d45418ca81 100644
--- a/pages/common/mysql.md
+++ b/pages/common/mysql.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 `mysql -e "source {{filename.sql}}" {{database_name}}`
 
-- Restore a database from a backup (user will be prompted for a password):
+- Restore a database from a backup created with `mysqldump` (user will be prompted for a password):
 
 `mysql --user {{user}} --password {{database_name}} < {{path/to/backup.sql}}`