diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/systemd_service.py b/lib/ansible/modules/systemd_service.py
index bad29bba67a..d142f865b58 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/systemd_service.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/systemd_service.py
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ notes:
     - Before 2.4 you always required C(name).
     - Globs are not supported in name, i.e C(postgres*.service).
     - The service names might vary by specific OS/distribution
+    - The order of execution when having multiple properties is to first enable/disable, then mask/unmask and then deal with service state.
+      It has been reported that systemctl can behave differently depending on the order of operations if you do the same manually.
 requirements:
     - A system managed by systemd.
 '''