diff --git a/documentation/adt-manual/adt-prepare.xml b/documentation/adt-manual/adt-prepare.xml
index 5957915419..d660480b73 100644
--- a/documentation/adt-manual/adt-prepare.xml
+++ b/documentation/adt-manual/adt-prepare.xml
@@ -265,8 +265,10 @@
                         be in <filename>tmp/deploy/sdk</filename> in the build directory.
                         </para></note>
                     </para></listitem>
-                <listitem><para>Once you have the installer, run it to install the toolchain. 
-                    The following command shows how to run the installer given a toolchain tarball 
+                <listitem><para>Once you have the installer, run it to install the toolchain.
+                    You must change the permissions on the toolchain installer 
+                    script so that it is executable.</para>
+                    <para>The following command shows how to run the installer given a toolchain tarball 
                     for a 64-bit development host system and a 32-bit target architecture.
                     The example assumes the toolchain installer is located in <filename>~/Downloads/</filename>.
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
diff --git a/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml b/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
index 9800338e90..bfb5d4ee16 100644
--- a/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
+++ b/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
@@ -572,6 +572,11 @@
             <para>
                 The following command shows how to run the installer given a toolchain tarball 
                 for a 64-bit development host system and a 32-bit target architecture.
+                You must change the permissions on the toolchain 
+                installer script so that it is executable.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
                 The example assumes the toolchain installer is located in <filename>~/Downloads/</filename>.
                 <note>
                     If you do not have write permissions for the directory into which you are installing