diff --git a/examples/guestfs-faq.pod b/examples/guestfs-faq.pod
index 400002817..338193052 100644
--- a/examples/guestfs-faq.pod
+++ b/examples/guestfs-faq.pod
@@ -291,10 +291,13 @@ Windows guest support.
 
 =item Debian and Ubuntu
 
-After installing libguestfs you need to do:
+For libguestfs E<lt> 1.26, after installing libguestfs you need to do:
 
  sudo update-guestfs-appliance
 
+(This script has been removed on Debian/Ubuntu with libguestfs E<ge> 1.26
+and instead the appliance is built on demand.)
+
 On Ubuntu only:
 
  sudo chmod 0644 /boot/vmlinuz*