diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 99c4a797..db99f5b0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 1999-01-01  Theodore Ts'o  <tytso@rsts-11.mit.edu>
 
+	* INSTALL.elfbin (NOTE): Add a warning that the ELF binaries
+		assume glibc.
+
 	* config.guess: Update with a newer version from the FSF (although
 		I've removed rms's pathetic LINUX/GNU name kludgery)
 
diff --git a/INSTALL.elfbin b/INSTALL.elfbin
index 2d592a5c..3f54aa10 100644
--- a/INSTALL.elfbin
+++ b/INSTALL.elfbin
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 NOTE: This is the ELF version of the binary distribution.  If you have
 a DLL system, please compile e2fsprogs from sources yourself.  (In
 fact, in general you're better off compiling e2fsprogs from sources
-instead of using precompiled binaries.)
+instead of using precompiled binaries.)  
+
+Also please note that these binaries assume the use of the GNU Libc.
+If you're still using libc5, you'll need build e2fsprogs from source.
 
 	To install the binary distribution of the second extended file
 system management programs, just follow the steps: