diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
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--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -95,9 +95,6 @@ Or you can try telling CMake to make a package for you.  For Debian it is:
  $ cpack -G DEB
  # dpkg -i uirc3-*.deb
 
-Note that for versions of CMake before 2.8.9, you need to prefix `cpack` with
-`fakeroot` or file ownership will end up wrong.
-
 Usage
 -----
 'degesch' has in-program configuration.  Just run it and read the instructions.