diff --git a/UPDATING.md b/UPDATING.md
index 481f3c63..ae60ad3b 100644
--- a/UPDATING.md
+++ b/UPDATING.md
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ $ autoreconf -fi
 ```
 Please review the release notes to see if any configuration settings have been changed. For instance, in the transitions from version 2 to version 3, the `--with-ssl=polarssl` has been deprecated in favour of `--with-ssl=mbedtls`.
 ```
-#The following is the standard configuration for a Linux that uses the systemd initialisation system:
+#The following is the standard configuration for a Linux that uses the alsa backend and systemd initialisation system:
 $ ./configure --with-alsa --with-avahi --with-ssl=openssl --with-metadata --with-soxr --with-systemd --sysconfdir=/etc
 #OR
-#The following is the standard configuration for a Linux that uses the older System V initialisation system:
+#The following is the standard configuration for a Linux that uses the alsa backend and the older System V initialisation system:
 $ ./configure --with-alsa --with-avahi --with-ssl=openssl --with-metadata --with-soxr --with-systemv --sysconfdir=/etc
 
 $ make