diff --git a/docs/devel/bazel.md b/docs/devel/bazel.md
index 258bc8adf0a..e6a4e9c5e2e 100644
--- a/docs/devel/bazel.md
+++ b/docs/devel/bazel.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ To update automanaged build files, run:
 $ ./hack/update-bazel.sh
 ```
 
+**NOTES**: `update-bazel.sh` only works if check out directory of Kubernetes is "$GOPATH/src/k8s.io/kubernetes".
 
 To update a single build file, run: