diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml
index 239767f39440499f443d8716f8195c8d8c9696e7..fc51c7c622860b3be2ede3f46fb1bede4c4240c2 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ DROP TABLE [ IF EXISTS ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [, ..
 
   <para>
    <command>DROP TABLE</command> removes tables from the database.
-   Only its owner and users with the proper permissions can drop a
+   Only the table owner, the schema owner, and superuser can drop a
    table.  To empty a table of rows
    without destroying the table, use <xref linkend="sql-delete">
    or <xref linkend="sql-truncate">.