diff --git a/reference/image/setup.xml b/reference/image/setup.xml
index f11e5bcda5..f84719a581 100644
--- a/reference/image/setup.xml
+++ b/reference/image/setup.xml
@@ -23,10 +23,8 @@
    support was re-enabled in gd-2.0.28.
    <note>
     <simpara>
-     Since PHP 4.3 there is a bundled version of the <acronym>GD</acronym>
-     lib. This bundled version has some additional features like alpha
-     blending, and should be used in preference to the external library
-     since its codebase is better maintained and more stable.
+     As of PHP 5.4 libgd-2.1.0 or higher is required. Alternatively, use
+     the bundled <acronym>GD</acronym> library that ships with PHP as of 4.3.
     </simpara>
    </note>
   </para>