diff --git a/Documentation/dvb/avermedia.txt b/Documentation/dvb/avermedia.txt
index 2dc260b..068070f 100644
--- a/Documentation/dvb/avermedia.txt
+++ b/Documentation/dvb/avermedia.txt
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@
 
    The frontend module sp887x.o, requires an external   firmware.
    Please use  the  command "get_dvb_firmware sp887x" to download
-   it. Then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
+   it. Then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware or /lib/firmware/
+   (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
 
 Receiving DVB-T in Australia
 
diff --git a/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware b/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware
index 08e96ff5..4e5e6a9 100644
--- a/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware
+++ b/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@
     if ($cid eq $components[$i]) {
 	$outfile = eval($cid);
 	die $@ if $@;
-	print STDERR "Firmware $outfile extracted successfully. Now copy it to either /lib/firmware or /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/ (depending on your hotplug version).\n";
+	print STDERR <<EOF;
+Firmware $outfile extracted successfully.
+Now copy it to either /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware or /lib/firmware
+(depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
+EOF
 	exit(0);
     }
 }
diff --git a/Documentation/dvb/ttusb-dec.txt b/Documentation/dvb/ttusb-dec.txt
index 5c1e984..b2f271c 100644
--- a/Documentation/dvb/ttusb-dec.txt
+++ b/Documentation/dvb/ttusb-dec.txt
@@ -41,4 +41,5 @@
 For 2.6 kernels the firmware is loaded at the point that the driver module is
 loaded.  See linux/Documentation/dvb/firmware.txt for more information.
 
-Copy the three files downloaded above into the /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware directory.
+Copy the three files downloaded above into the /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware or
+/lib/firmware directory (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).