diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-images.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-images.xml
index 9477883373..03cc624504 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-images.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-images.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,18 @@
         Images are listed below along with details of what they contain:
     </para>
 
+    <note>
+        Building an image without GNU Public License Version 3 (GPLv3) components is 
+        only supported for minimal and base images.
+        Furthermore, if you are going to build an image using non-GPLv3 components,
+        you must make the following changes in the <filename>local.conf</filename> file
+        before using the BitBake command to build the minimal or base image:
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     1. Comment out the IMAGE_EXTRA_FEATURES line
+     2. Set INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE = "GPLv3"
+        </literallayout>
+    </note>
+
     <itemizedlist>
             <listitem>
                 <para>
diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/usingpoky.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/usingpoky.xml
index 75932665a3..92e3ed5a46 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/usingpoky.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/usingpoky.xml
@@ -151,13 +151,18 @@
     </para>
     <para>
         The target is the name of the recipe you want to build. 
-        Common targets are the images in <filename>meta/recipes-core/images</filename>),
+        Common targets are the images in <filename>meta/recipes-core/images</filename>,
         <filename>/meta/recipes-sato/images</filename>, etc.
         Or, the target can be the name of a recipe for a specific piece of software such as 
         <application>busybox</application>. 
         For more details about the standard images available, see the 
         <link linkend="ref-images">'Reference: Images'</link> appendix.
     </para>
+    <note>
+        Building an image without GNU Public License Version 3 (GPLv3) components is 
+        only supported for minimal and base images.
+        See <link linkend='ref-images'>'Reference: Images'</link> for more information.
+    </note>
 </section>
 
 <section id='usingpoky-install'>