diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index 99c5814278..c451146f96 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -1798,6 +1798,9 @@
         <itemizedlist>
             <listitem><para>Create a <filename>myrecipe-native.bb</filename>
                 that inherits the <filename>native</filename> class.
+                If you use this method, you must order the inherit statement
+                in the recipe after all other inherit statements so that the
+                <filename>native</filename> class is inherited last.
                 </para></listitem>
             <listitem><para>Create or modify a target recipe that has adds
                 the following:
@@ -1836,6 +1839,9 @@
         <itemizedlist>
             <listitem><para>Create a <filename>myrecipe-nativesdk.bb</filename>
                 recipe that inherits the <filename>nativesdk</filename> class.
+                If you use this method, you must order the inherit statement
+                in the recipe after all other inherit statements so that the
+                <filename>native</filename> class is inherited last.
                 </para></listitem>
             <listitem><para>Create a <filename>nativesdk</filename> variant
                 of any recipe by adding the following: