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diff --git a/man/meson.1 b/man/meson.1
index deb320dbc..af8233cde 100644
--- a/man/meson.1
+++ b/man/meson.1
@@ -40,19 +40,6 @@ your build dir. After that you just run the build command. Meson will
autodetect changes in your source tree and regenerate all files
needed to build the project.
-The setup command is the default operation. If no actual command is
-specified, Meson will assume you meant to do a setup. That means
-that you can set up a build directory without the setup command
-like this:
-
-.B meson [
-.I options
-.B ] [
-.I build directory
-.B ] [
-.I source directory
-.B ]
-
.SS "options:"
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
@@ -658,6 +645,13 @@ try to read configuration from .editorconfig
\fB-o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT\fR
output file (implies having exactly one input)
+.SH When no command is specified
+
+If you run Meson without a subcommand, it will assume you meant
+\fBmeson setup\fR. However, this syntax is deprecated, and Meson
+will print a warning message if it is used. You should always use
+\fBmeson setup\fR explicitly, instead of relying on the default.
+
.SH EXIT STATUS
.TP