diff --git a/meta-poky/conf/local.conf.sample b/meta-poky/conf/local.conf.sample
index 493227470b..c91d0dcb5e 100644
--- a/meta-poky/conf/local.conf.sample
+++ b/meta-poky/conf/local.conf.sample
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
 # This sets the default machine to be qemux86-64 if no other machine is selected:
 MACHINE ??= "qemux86-64"
 
+# These are some of the more commonly used values. Looking at the files in the
+# meta/conf/machine directory, or the conf/machine directory of any additional layers
+# you add in will show all the available machines.
+
 #
 # Where to place downloads
 #