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diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/pcase.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/pcase.el
index c6173c710f7..a3498d2da8d 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/pcase.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/pcase.el
@@ -201,7 +201,11 @@ Emacs Lisp manual for more information and examples."
;;;###autoload
(defmacro pcase-exhaustive (exp &rest cases)
"The exhaustive version of `pcase' (which see).
-If EXP fails to match any of the patterns in CASES, an error is signaled."
+If EXP fails to match any of the patterns in CASES, an error is
+signaled.
+
+In contrast, `pcase' will return nil if there is no match, but
+not signal an error."
(declare (indent 1) (debug pcase))
(let* ((x (gensym "x"))
(pcase--dontwarn-upats (cons x pcase--dontwarn-upats)))