diff --git a/website/source/docs/providers/tls/r/self_signed_cert.html.md b/website/source/docs/providers/tls/r/self_signed_cert.html.md
index 8f552e472..bc5a2b7a0 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/providers/tls/r/self_signed_cert.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/providers/tls/r/self_signed_cert.html.md
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ The following arguments are supported:
   an irreversable secure hash of the private key will be stored in the Terraform
   state.
 
-* `subject` - (Required) The subject for which a certificate is being requested. This is
-  a nested configuration block whose structure is described below.
+* `subject` - (Required) The subject for which a certificate is being requested.
+  This is a nested configuration block whose structure matches the
+  corresponding block for [`tls_cert_request`](cert_request.html).
 
 * `validity_period_hours` - (Required) The number of hours after initial issuing that the
   certificate will become invalid.