diff --git a/doc/nvmf/getting_started.txt b/doc/nvmf/getting_started.txt
index 823386f9f..4417c214c 100644
--- a/doc/nvmf/getting_started.txt
+++ b/doc/nvmf/getting_started.txt
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ Ubuntu:
 apt-get install libibverbs-dev librdmacm-dev
 \endverbatim
 
+Then build SPDK with the NVMf target enabled, either by editing CONFIG
+to enable CONFIG_NVMF or enabling it on the `make` command line:
+
+\verbatim
+make CONFIG_NVMF=y <other config parameters>
+\endverbatim
 
 \section nvmf_config Configuring NVMf