diff --git a/qiskit_aer/primitives/estimator.py b/qiskit_aer/primitives/estimator.py
index 14f5749469..17bdfa7ba1 100644
--- a/qiskit_aer/primitives/estimator.py
+++ b/qiskit_aer/primitives/estimator.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def __init__(
             transpile_options: Options passed to transpile.
             run_options: Options passed to run.
             approximation: If True, it calculates expectation values with normal distribution
-                approximation.
+                approximation. Note that this appproximation ignores readout errors.
             skip_transpilation: If True, transpilation is skipped.
             abelian_grouping: Whether the observable should be grouped into commuting.
                 If approximation is True, this parameter is ignored and assumed to be False.