diff --git a/docs/man/xl-network-configuration.5.pod b/docs/man/xl-network-configuration.5.pod
index af058d4d3c..8e5fd909fa 100644
--- a/docs/man/xl-network-configuration.5.pod
+++ b/docs/man/xl-network-configuration.5.pod
@@ -172,6 +172,9 @@ add it to the relevant bridge). Defaults to
 C<XEN_SCRIPT_DIR/vif-bridge> but can be set to any script. Some example
 scripts are installed in C<XEN_SCRIPT_DIR>.
 
+Note on NetBSD HVM guests will ignore the script option for tap
+(emulated) interfaces and always use
+C<XEN_SCRIPT_DIR/qemu-ifup> to configure the interface in bridged mode.
 
 =head2 ip