diff --git a/docs/faq/gst-uninstalled b/docs/faq/gst-uninstalled
index 4dc61d16a4..0b882379c7 100755
--- a/docs/faq/gst-uninstalled
+++ b/docs/faq/gst-uninstalled
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ then
   exit $?
 fi
 
-# set up prompt to help us remember we're in a subshell and start $SHELL
+# set up prompt to help us remember we're in a subshell, cd to
+# the gstreamer base dir and start $SHELL
 cd $GST
 PS1="[gst-$VERSION] $PS1" $SHELL