diff --git a/doc/lib/BackRestDoc/Common/DocRender.pm b/doc/lib/BackRestDoc/Common/DocRender.pm
index c193ef6b1..b5b98b770 100644
--- a/doc/lib/BackRestDoc/Common/DocRender.pm
+++ b/doc/lib/BackRestDoc/Common/DocRender.pm
@@ -362,9 +362,12 @@ sub required
         {
             if ($strChildPath =~ /^$strPath$/ || $strChildPath =~ /^$strPath\/.*$/)
             {
-                &log(INFO, "        require section: ${strChildPath}");
+                if (!defined(${$self->{oSectionRequired}}{$strChildPath}))
+                {
+                    &log(INFO, "        require section: ${strChildPath}");
 
-                ${$self->{oSectionRequired}}{$strChildPath} = true;
+                    ${$self->{oSectionRequired}}{$strChildPath} = true;
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/doc/xml/release.xml b/doc/xml/release.xml
index 31aac8d6e..da8543ae0 100644
--- a/doc/xml/release.xml
+++ b/doc/xml/release.xml
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@
                     <release-item>
                         <p>Fixed <backrest/>-specific xml that was loaded for non-<backrest/> projects.</p>
                     </release-item>
+
+                    <release-item>
+                        <p>Fixed section names being repeated in the info output when multiple <br-option>--require</br-option> options depended on the same sections.</p>
+                    </release-item>
                 </release-bug-list>
 
                  <release-feature-list>