diff --git a/docs/Developer Resources/Custom Packages.rst b/docs/Developer Resources/Custom Packages.rst
index f1a573e22..38d5af132 100644
--- a/docs/Developer Resources/Custom Packages.rst	
+++ b/docs/Developer Resources/Custom Packages.rst	
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ as follows:
    $ ./configure
    $ make native-deb-utils native-deb-kmod
    $ rm ../openzfs-zfs-dkms_*.deb
+   $ rm ../openzfs-zfs-dracut_*.deb  # deb-based systems usually use initramfs
    $ sudo apt-get install --fix-missing ../*.deb
 
 Native Debian packages build with pre-configured paths for Debian and
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ packages can be built as follows:
    $ cd zfs
    $ ./configure
    $ make native-deb-utils
+   $ rm ../openzfs-zfs-dracut_*.deb  # deb-based systems usually use initramfs
    $ sudo apt-get install --fix-missing ../*.deb
 
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