diff --git a/pod/perlsecpolicy.pod b/pod/perlsecpolicy.pod
index a982dc71764c..456251bc0d7f 100644
--- a/pod/perlsecpolicy.pod
+++ b/pod/perlsecpolicy.pod
@@ -91,8 +91,10 @@ core Perl repository
 =back
 
 Files under the F<cpan/> directory in Perl's repository and release tarballs are
-developed and maintained independently. The Perl security team does not handle
-security issues for these modules.
+developed and maintained independently. The Perl security team does not
+directly handle security issues for these modules, but since this code is
+bundled with Perl, we will assist in forwarding the issue to the relevant
+maintainer(s) and you can still report these issues to us in secrecy.
 
 =head2 Bugs that may qualify as security issues in Perl