diff --git a/alien.pl b/alien.pl
index dbbb32b..602ba59 100755
--- a/alien.pl
+++ b/alien.pl
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ standard linux directory tree. Do NOT run B<alien> on tar files with source
 code in them, unless you want this source code to be installed in your root
 directory when you install the package!
 
+When using B<alien> to convert a tgz package, all files in /etc in are assumed
+to be configuration files.
+
 =item pkg
 
 To manipulate packages in the Solaris pkg format (which is really the SV 
@@ -258,14 +261,6 @@ included in generated debian packages.
 
 =back
 
-=head1 NOTES
-
-When using B<alien> to convert a tgz package, all files in /etc in are assumed
-to be configuration files.
-
-If B<alien> is not run as root, the files in the generated package will have
-incorrect owners and permissions.
-
 =head1 AUTHOR
 
 B<alien> was written by Christoph Lameter, B<<clameter@debian.org>>.