diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml
index 22ce4f5a37..9cd44363f8 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml
@@ -3051,6 +3051,12 @@ Press [Enter] now to invoke an editor on /etc/exports
     <sect2 id="linuxcomp">
       <title>Linux Compatibility</title>
 
+      <note>
+	<para>This part only applies to &os;&nbsp;7.X installation, if
+	  you install &os;&nbsp;8.X this screen will not be
+	  proposed.</para>
+      </note>
+
       <screen>                      User Confirmation Requested 
           Would you like to enable Linux binary compatibility?