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diff --git a/docs/ref/models/querysets.txt b/docs/ref/models/querysets.txt
index d3f6653be2..bc80963e81 100644
--- a/docs/ref/models/querysets.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/models/querysets.txt
@@ -282,9 +282,10 @@ and so on for as many models as you want to join. For example::
Entry.objects.order_by('blog__name', 'headline')
If you try to order by a field that is a relation to another model, Django will
-use the default ordering on the related model (or order by the related model's
+use the default ordering on the related model, or order by the related model's
primary key if there is no :attr:`Meta.ordering
-<django.db.models.Options.ordering>` specified. For example::
+<django.db.models.Options.ordering>` specified. For example, since the ``Blog``
+model has no default ordering specified::
Entry.objects.order_by('blog')
@@ -292,7 +293,10 @@ primary key if there is no :attr:`Meta.ordering
Entry.objects.order_by('blog__id')
-...since the ``Blog`` model has no default ordering specified.
+If ``Blog`` had ``ordering = ['name']``, then the first queryset would be
+identical to::
+
+ Entry.objects.order_by('blog__name')
.. versionadded:: 1.7