diff --git a/docs/using/recipes.md b/docs/using/recipes.md
index e230c2b6..93845839 100644
--- a/docs/using/recipes.md
+++ b/docs/using/recipes.md
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ FROM $BASE_CONTAINER
 
 USER root
 
-# Remove the manpage blacklist, install man, install docs
+# `/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/excludes` contains several `path-exclude`s, including man pages
+# Remove it, then install man, install docs
 RUN rm /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/excludes && \
     apt-get update --yes && \
     dpkg -l | grep ^ii | cut -d' ' -f3 | xargs apt-get install --yes --no-install-recommends --reinstall man && \