diff --git a/documentation/adt-manual/adt-prepare.xml b/documentation/adt-manual/adt-prepare.xml
index 2e57e0cbe5..3fd231c6a0 100644
--- a/documentation/adt-manual/adt-prepare.xml
+++ b/documentation/adt-manual/adt-prepare.xml
@@ -63,8 +63,16 @@
         <title>Using the ADT Installer</title>
 
         <para>
-            To run the ADT Installer, you need to first get the ADT Installer tarball and then run the ADT
-            Installer Script.
+            To run the ADT Installer, you need to get the ADT Installer tarball, be sure 
+            you have the necessary host development packages that support the ADT Installer, 
+            and then run the ADT Installer Script.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            For a list of the host packages needed to support ADT installation and use, see the
+            "ADT Installer Extras" lists in the 
+            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#required-packages-for-the-host-development-system'>Required Packages for the Host Development System</ulink>" section
+            of the Yocto Project Reference Manual.
         </para>
 
         <section id='getting-the-adt-installer-tarball'>
@@ -190,16 +198,6 @@
      $ cd ~/adt-installer
      $ ./adt_installer
                 </literallayout>
-            </para>
-
-            <note>
-                The ADT Installer requires the <filename>libtool</filename> package to complete.  
-                If you install the recommended packages as described in  
-                "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#packages'>The Packages</ulink>"
-                section of the Yocto Project Quick Start, then you will have libtool installed.
-            </note>
-
-            <para>
                 Once the installer begins to run, you are asked to enter the location for 
                 cross-toolchain installation.
                 The default location is <filename>/opt/poky/&lt;release&gt;</filename>.