diff --git a/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/Compiling.xml b/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/Compiling.xml
index ef782025847..a81ca6efebe 100644
--- a/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/Compiling.xml
+++ b/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/Compiling.xml
@@ -229,10 +229,13 @@ example of what you would not want to see would be:
 	
 	<para>
 	<indexterm><primary>autogen.sh</primary></indexterm>
-	After the source tarball has been unpacked, the next step ivolves
+	After the source tarball has been unpacked, the next step involves
 	configuration to match Samba to your operating system platform.
-	First it is necessary to build the <command>configure</command> script.
-	This can be done by executing the following:
+	If your source directory does not contain the <command>configure</command> script
+	it is necessary to build it before you can continue. Building of
+	the configure script requires the correct version of the autoconf
+	tool kit. Where the necessary version of autoconf is present,
+	the configure script can be generated by executing the following:
 <scree>
 &rootprompt; cd samba-3.0.0
 &rootprompt; ./autogen.sh