diff --git a/docs/reference/search/search.asciidoc b/docs/reference/search/search.asciidoc
index dfe13f143a0..36302f05c75 100644
--- a/docs/reference/search/search.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/search/search.asciidoc
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ computation as part of a hit. Defaults to `false`.
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 [IMPORTANT]
 ====
-You can also specify this value using the `explain` request body parameter. If
+You can also specify this value using the `explain` query parameter. If
 both parameters are specified, only the query parameter is used.
 ====
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