diff --git a/website/source/docs/configuration/interpolation.html.md b/website/source/docs/configuration/interpolation.html.md
index 326d155fb..41c243628 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/configuration/interpolation.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/configuration/interpolation.html.md
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ The supported built-in functions are:
       greater than one. Example: `join(",", aws_instance.foo.*.id)`
 
   * `lookup(map, key)` - Performs a dynamic lookup into a mapping
-      variable.
+      variable. The `map` parameter should be another variable, such
+      as `var.amis`.
 
   * `element(list, index)` - Returns a single element from a list
       at the given index. If the index is greater than the number of