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diff --git a/dgit-maint-gbp.7.pod b/dgit-maint-gbp.7.pod
index 320e06b5..53d147a0 100644
--- a/dgit-maint-gbp.7.pod
+++ b/dgit-maint-gbp.7.pod
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ Incorporate NMUs with a single command (see below).
 
 =back
 
+Note that we assume a patches-unapplied repository: the upstream
+source committed to the git repository is unpatched.
+git-buildpackage(1) can work with patched-applied repositories, but is
+normally used with patches-unapplied.
+
 =head1 GIT CONFIGURATION
 
 If you run