--- libev/ev.pod	2020/01/26 06:04:20	1.464
+++ libev/ev.pod	2020/03/22 15:13:17	1.465
@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@
 
 Returns a true value iff the watcher is active (i.e. it has been started
 and not yet been stopped). As long as a watcher is active you must not modify
-it.
+it unless documented otherwise.
 
 =item bool ev_is_pending (ev_TYPE *watcher)