diff --git a/README-CVS b/README-CVS
index cc7c627..fbc4bdf 100644
--- a/README-CVS
+++ b/README-CVS
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 
 If you use the CVS version of strace there will be some files missing
-that you need to build strace. These files are generated by tools from
-the GNU autoconf package.
-
-In order to generate the missing package you can run the autogen.sh script.
-For some architectures (powerpc, (ultra)sparc) you need a recent version
-of autoconf, otherwise it might fail to recognize your system.
-
+that you need to build strace.  These files are generated by tools from
+the GNU Autoconf and Automake packages.  You need recent versions, which
+provide the `autoreconf -i' command that will do everything you need.