diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index b818d3be2..3c533ee8c 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -122,10 +122,8 @@ assume that the pandoc source directory is your working directory.
     - `embed_data_files`: embed all data files into the binary (default no).
       This is helpful if you want to create a relocatable binary.
       Note:  if this option is selected, you need to install the
-      `hsb2hs` preprocessor: `cabal install hsb2hs`.
-      Note also that before building with this flag, you should do
-      a normal build, so that `data/reference.docx` and `data/reference.odt`
-      are generated.
+      `hsb2hs` preprocessor: `cabal install hsb2hs` (version 0.3 or
+      higher is required).
 
     - `https`:  enable support for downloading resources over https
       (using the `http-client` and `http-client-tls` libraries).