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diff --git a/man7/man-pages.7 b/man7/man-pages.7
index 99c1f48d01..04b2701904 100644
--- a/man7/man-pages.7
+++ b/man7/man-pages.7
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ BUGS
 EXAMPLE
 .\" AUTHORS sections are discouraged
 AUTHORS            [Discouraged]
+REPORTING BUGS     [Not used in man-pages]
 COPYRIGHT          [Not used in man-pages]
 \fBSEE ALSO\fP
 .fi
@@ -453,6 +454,15 @@ add a copyright notice as a comment in the source file.
 If you are the author of a device driver and want to include
 an address for reporting bugs, place this under the BUGS section.
 .TP
+.B REPORTING BUGS
+The
+.IR man-pages
+project doesn't use a REPORTING BUGS section in manual pages.
+Information on reporting bugs is instead supplied in the
+script-generated COLOPHON section.
+However, various projects do use a REPORTING BUGS section.
+it is recommended to place it near the foot of the page.
+.TP
 .B COPYRIGHT
 The
 .IR man-pages