diff --git a/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml b/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
index 45488b334..94a48f5fa 100644
--- a/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
+++ b/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
@@ -527,7 +527,8 @@ net     all  DROP   info</programlisting>then the chain name is 'net2all'
           variables on the firewall system for use by your extension scripts,
           then do so in the init extension script.</para>
 
-          <para>The default is EXPORTPARAMS=Yes</para>
+          <para>The default is EXPORTPARAMS=Yes which is the recommended
+          setting unless you are using Shorewall Lite.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/manpages6/shorewall6.conf.xml b/manpages6/shorewall6.conf.xml
index 3498debf4..f913ee410 100644
--- a/manpages6/shorewall6.conf.xml
+++ b/manpages6/shorewall6.conf.xml
@@ -431,7 +431,8 @@ net     all  DROP   info</programlisting>then the chain name is 'net2all'
           variables on the firewall system for use by your extension scripts,
           then do so in the init extension script.</para>
 
-          <para>The default is EXPORTPARAMS=Yes</para>
+          <para>The default is EXPORTPARAMS=Yes which is the recommended
+          setting unless you are running Shorewall6 Lite.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>