diff --git a/Modules/FindGit.cmake b/Modules/FindGit.cmake
index 900e4f5bf4..3491cdcc2f 100644
--- a/Modules/FindGit.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindGit.cmake
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 FindGit
 -------
 
-The module defines the following ``IMPORTED`` targets:
+The module defines the following ``IMPORTED`` targets (when
+:prop_gbl:`CMAKE_ROLE` is ``PROJECT``):
 
 ``Git::Git``
   Executable of the Git command-line client.