diff --git a/packaging/win32/build_tags.sh b/packaging/win32/build_tags.sh
index a2dd0622fd..7999963133 100644
--- a/packaging/win32/build_tags.sh
+++ b/packaging/win32/build_tags.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+#
+# Note: for this script to work, you need to make sure bash can
+#       find svn on your system. If it's not in the default
+#       Windows path, you will have to add it yourself, for
+#       example like this:
+#       - create a file /etc/profile.d/svn.sh
+#       - add this line: export PATH=/c/soft/svn/bin:$PATH
+#       (Use the real path to your svn installation, obviously)
 
 set -e
 
diff --git a/packaging/win32/daily_build.sh b/packaging/win32/daily_build.sh
index eb05e92a9b..be7fb39112 100755
--- a/packaging/win32/daily_build.sh
+++ b/packaging/win32/daily_build.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+#
+# Note: for this script to work, you need to make sure bash can
+#       find svn on your system. If it's not in the default
+#       Windows path, you will have to add it yourself, for
+#       example like this:
+#       - create a file /etc/profile.d/svn.sh
+#       - add this line: export PATH=/c/soft/svn/bin:$PATH
+#       (Use the real path to your svn installation, obviously)
 
 set -e