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diff --git a/doc/gnulib-tool.texi b/doc/gnulib-tool.texi
index cb37964a5..db3e223da 100644
--- a/doc/gnulib-tool.texi
+++ b/doc/gnulib-tool.texi
@@ -235,10 +235,9 @@ file.  That way, for example, if @file{config.h} defines
 @samp{restrict} to be the empty string on a pre-C99 host, or a macro
 like @samp{_FILE_OFFSET_BITS} that affects the layout of data
 structures, the definition is consistent for all include files.
-
-You should include Gnulib-provided headers before system headers,
-so that Gnulib-provided headers can adjust how a system header
-behaves.
+Also, on some platforms macros like @samp{_FILE_OFFSET_BITS} and
+@samp{_GNU_SOURCE} may be ineffective, or may have only a limited
+effect, if defined after the first system header file is included.
 
 A final word of warning: Gnulib currently assumes it will be
 responsible for @emph{all} functions that end up in the Autoconf