diff --git a/doc/go1.2.html b/doc/go1.2.html
index 2dc90f8368..29e42bb12b 100644
--- a/doc/go1.2.html
+++ b/doc/go1.2.html
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ include these binaries, so users of these distributions are unaffected.
 
 <p>
 When building from source, users must use "go get" to install godoc and vet.
+(The binaries will continue to be installed in their usual locations, not
+<code>$GOPATH/bin</code>.)
 </p>
 
 <pre>