diff --git a/salt/modules/saltutil.py b/salt/modules/saltutil.py
index 834eef3057..7c8e31ed4f 100644
--- a/salt/modules/saltutil.py
+++ b/salt/modules/saltutil.py
@@ -644,7 +644,8 @@ def find_job(jid):
 
 def find_cached_job(jid):
     '''
-    Return the data for a specific cached job id
+    Return the data for a specific cached job id. Note this only works if
+    cache_jobs has previously been set to True on the minion.
 
     CLI Example: