diff --git a/doc/development.rst b/doc/development.rst
index 520c5319d..d1eb4805a 100644
--- a/doc/development.rst
+++ b/doc/development.rst
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ Run the tests
      $ pip install tox
      $ pg_virtualenv tox
 
+.. note::
+
+   `tests/test_ldap.py` will fail if `apparmor_status` reports that
+   `/usr/sbin/slapd` is in enforce mode.
+
 Build the documentation
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