diff --git a/config/gitlab.yml.example b/config/gitlab.yml.example
index 7b53a0655336e6493de6985accaf498f673b63ea..04e85ed9a9de208dd275b6fa6c0bcb99b453c8ab 100644
--- a/config/gitlab.yml.example
+++ b/config/gitlab.yml.example
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ production: &base
     # Email address of your support contact (default: same as email_from)
     support_email: support@example.com
 
+    # Email server smtp settings are in [a separate file](initializers/smtp_settings.rb.sample).
+
     ## User settings
     default_projects_limit: 10
     # default_can_create_group: false  # default: true