diff --git a/docs/topics/testing.txt b/docs/topics/testing.txt
index 0a86f0d1b9f46..8262b576fdd86 100644
--- a/docs/topics/testing.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/testing.txt
@@ -1586,7 +1586,7 @@ skipUnlessDBFeature
 Skip the decorated test if the named database feature is *not*
 supported.
 
-For example, the following test will not be executed if the database
+For example, the following test will only be executed if the database
 supports transactions (e.g., it would run under PostgreSQL, but *not*
 under MySQL with MyISAM tables)::