diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
index 9f8ac2d715..9ef1138589 100644
--- a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
+++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
@@ -1434,6 +1434,21 @@
                     You can also see the
                     "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#using-bbappend-files'>Using .bbappend Files in Your Layer"</ulink>"
                     section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+                    <note>
+                        To build <filename>core-image-minimal</filename>
+                        again and see the effects of your patch, you can
+                        essentially eliminate the temporary source files
+                        saved in <filename>poky/build/tmp/work/...</filename>
+                        and residual effects of the build by entering the
+                        following sequence of commands:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ cd ~/poky/build
+     $ cd bitbake -c cleanall yocto-linux
+     $ cd bitbake core-image-minimal -c cleanall
+     $ bitbake core-image-minimal
+     $ runqemu qemux86
+                        </literallayout>
+                    </note>
                     </para></listitem>
             </orderedlist>
         </para>