diff --git a/Documentation/everyday.txt b/Documentation/everyday.txt
index 278161f587..9677671892 100644
--- a/Documentation/everyday.txt
+++ b/Documentation/everyday.txt
@@ -353,6 +353,13 @@ example of managing a shared central repository.
 
 Examples
 ~~~~~~~~
+We assume the following in /etc/services::
++
+------------
+$ grep 9418 /etc/services
+git		9418/tcp		# Git Version Control System
+------------
+
 Run git-daemon to serve /pub/scm from inetd.::
 +
 ------------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt
index f10a269912..993adc7c5a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt
@@ -162,6 +162,13 @@ upload-archive::
 
 EXAMPLES
 --------
+We assume the following in /etc/services::
++
+------------
+$ grep 9418 /etc/services
+git		9418/tcp		# Git Version Control System
+------------
+
 git-daemon as inetd server::
 	To set up `git-daemon` as an inetd service that handles any
 	repository under the whitelisted set of directories, /pub/foo