diff --git a/Doc/library/pathlib.rst b/Doc/library/pathlib.rst
index 004c156e118..d4329e7a4c6 100644
--- a/Doc/library/pathlib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/pathlib.rst
@@ -528,8 +528,10 @@ Pure paths provide the following methods and properties:
       >>> PurePath('a/b.py').match('/*.py')
       False
 
-   As with other methods, case-sensitivity is observed::
+   As with other methods, case-sensitivity follows platform defaults::
 
+      >>> PurePosixPath('b.py').match('*.PY')
+      False
       >>> PureWindowsPath('b.py').match('*.PY')
       True