diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-chroot.html.md b/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-chroot.html.md
index ee2629578..36c0cde1f 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-chroot.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-chroot.html.md
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ each category, the available configuration keys are alphabetized.
 
 -   `encrypt_boot` (boolean) - Instruct packer to automatically create a copy of the
     AMI with an encrypted boot volume (discarding the initial unencrypted AMI in the
-    process). Default `false`.
+    process). Packer will always run this operation, even if the base
+    AMI has an encrypted boot volume to start with. Default `false`.
 
 -   `kms_key_id` (string) - The ID of the KMS key to use for boot volume encryption.
     This only applies to the main `region`, other regions where the AMI will be copied
diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-ebs.html.md b/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-ebs.html.md
index f028d5d80..dffd6f6f9 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-ebs.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-ebs.html.md
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ builder.
 
 -   `encrypt_boot` (boolean) - Instruct packer to automatically create a copy of the
     AMI with an encrypted boot volume (discarding the initial unencrypted AMI in the
-    process). Default `false`.
+    process). Packer will always run this operation, even if the base
+    AMI has an encrypted boot volume to start with. Default `false`.
 
 -   `kms_key_id` (string) - The ID of the KMS key to use for boot volume encryption.
     This only applies to the main `region`, other regions where the AMI will be copied
diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-ebssurrogate.html.md b/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-ebssurrogate.html.md
index abe3cac8a..071af814a 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-ebssurrogate.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-ebssurrogate.html.md
@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@ builder.
 
 -   `encrypt_boot` (boolean) - Instruct packer to automatically create a copy of the
     AMI with an encrypted boot volume (discarding the initial unencrypted AMI in the
-    process). Default `false`.
+    process). Packer will always run this operation, even if the base
+    AMI has an encrypted boot volume to start with. Default `false`.
 
 -   `kms_key_id` (string) - The ID of the KMS key to use for boot volume encryption.
     This only applies to the main `region`, other regions where the AMI will be copied