diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt
index c9c3c7fadf..5486fa1ea6 100644
--- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt
+++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt
@@ -374,9 +374,9 @@ not and can not work as people would expect it should:
 * +LIBFOO_PATCH_DEPENDENCIES+ lists the dependencies (in terms of
   package name) that are required for the current package to be
   patched. These dependencies are guaranteed to be extracted and
-  patched before the current package is patched. In a similar way,
-  +HOST_LIBFOO_PATCH_DEPENDENCIES+ lists the dependencies for the
-  current host package.
+  patched (but not necessarily built) before the current package is
+  patched. In a similar way, +HOST_LIBFOO_PATCH_DEPENDENCIES+ lists
+  the dependencies for the current host package.
   This is seldom used; usually, +LIBFOO_DEPENDENCIES+ is what you
   really want to use.