diff --git a/doc/getting_started.txt b/doc/getting_started.txt
index 520dd1f62d..70569c418d 100644
--- a/doc/getting_started.txt
+++ b/doc/getting_started.txt
@@ -50,9 +50,17 @@ This creates a new build directory for building x86_64 binaries in './build'.
 The build system creates unified binaries that work on the given
 architecture independent from the underlying base platform, in this case Linux.
 
-To give Genode a try, build and execute a simple demo scenario via:
+Now change into the fresh build directory:
 
 ! cd build/x86_64
+
+Please uncomment the following line in 'etc/build.conf' to make the
+build process as smooth as possible.
+
+! RUN_OPT += --depot-auto-update
+
+To give Genode a try, build and execute a simple demo scenario via:
+
 ! make KERNEL=linux BOARD=linux run/demo
 
 By invoking 'make' with the 'run/demo' argument, all components needed by the
diff --git a/tool/run/depot.inc b/tool/run/depot.inc
index b0210e1260..7a25196308 100644
--- a/tool/run/depot.inc
+++ b/tool/run/depot.inc
@@ -444,12 +444,12 @@ proc check_for_missing_depot_archives { } {
 
 	if {[llength $local_user_archives]} {
 		append create_args " CROSS_DEV_PREFIX=[cross_dev_prefix]"
-		puts stderr "You may create the following archives locally:\n"
+		puts stderr "You may create the following archives locally by executing:\n"
 		puts stderr "  [genode_dir]/tool/depot/create $local_user_archives$create_args\n"
 	}
 
 	if {[llength $foreign_archives]} {
-		puts stderr "You may try to download the following archives:\n"
+		puts stderr "You may try to download the following archives by executing:\n"
 		puts stderr "  [genode_dir]/tool/depot/download $foreign_archives\n"
 	}