diff --git a/src/doc/trpl/const-and-static.md b/src/doc/trpl/const-and-static.md
index f309dd0fad6d9..3073a66cbfd26 100644
--- a/src/doc/trpl/const-and-static.md
+++ b/src/doc/trpl/const-and-static.md
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ unsafe {
 
 [unsafe]: unsafe.html
 
-Furthermore, any type stored in a `static` must be `Sync`.
+Furthermore, any type stored in a `static` must be `Sync`, and may not have
+a [`Drop`][drop] implementation.
+
+[drop]: drop.html
 
 # Initializing