diff --git a/man/zeek.8 b/man/zeek.8
index 4650469b03..6b870990ed 100644
--- a/man/zeek.8
+++ b/man/zeek.8
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ Usually Zeek is started by running \fBzeekctl\fR. To configure Zeek with an init
 configuration, install, and restart:
 .br
     # zeekctl deploy
+
+Note: the default configuration may need to be updated before use. Especially the
+network interface used should be the correct one.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 zeekctl(8) zeek-cut(1)
 .SH AUTHOR