diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.rst b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.rst
index 8ee386a678..d1dde6d0f3 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.rst
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.rst
@@ -8652,6 +8652,8 @@ In order to run tests, you need to do the following:
          -  Be sure to use an absolute path when calling this script
             with sudo.
 
+         -  Ensure that your host has the package ``iptables`` installed.
+
          -  The package recipe ``qemu-helper-native`` is required to run
             this script. Build the package using the following command:
             ::