diff --git a/docs/external-tor-usage.md b/docs/external-tor-usage.md
index 3f4bad8cf5..0a2a7300c6 100644
--- a/docs/external-tor-usage.md
+++ b/docs/external-tor-usage.md
@@ -185,12 +185,15 @@ If the `HashedControlPassword` option is set, it must contain the salted hash of
   $ tor --hash-password <password>
   ```
 
-##### Example:
+###### Example:
 ```shell
 ControlPort 9051
 HashedControlPassword 16:C01147DC5F4DA2346056668DD23522558D0E0C8B5CC88FE72EEBC51967
 ```
 
+##### Restart `tor`
+`tor` must be restarted for changes to `torrc` to be applied.
+
 ### \* ***Optional*** \*
 #### [Set Up Your Onion Service](https://community.torproject.org/onion-services/setup)