diff --git a/Doc/library/pathlib.rst b/Doc/library/pathlib.rst
index d839557993742a..4e54c9167ad804 100644
--- a/Doc/library/pathlib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/pathlib.rst
@@ -583,6 +583,10 @@ Pure paths provide the following methods and properties:
       >>> PurePath('a/b.py').match(pattern)
       True
 
+   .. note::
+      The recursive wildcard "``**``" isn't supported by this method (it acts
+      like non-recursive "``*``".)
+
    .. versionchanged:: 3.12
       Accepts an object implementing the :class:`os.PathLike` interface.