diff --git a/doc/bugs/Too_many_open_files.mdwn b/doc/bugs/Too_many_open_files.mdwn
index 3bb53e74df..53c9bb690f 100644
--- a/doc/bugs/Too_many_open_files.mdwn
+++ b/doc/bugs/Too_many_open_files.mdwn
@@ -53,3 +53,7 @@ git-annex: runInteractiveProcess: pipe: Too many open files
 
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+
+> This appears to be the same problem as [[Resource_exhausted]],
+> so closing as duplicate; please follow up to the other bug report if
+> possible. [[done]] --[[Joey]]