diff --git a/readline/ChangeLog b/readline/ChangeLog
index d13b1e80dd1..69ab913d9fa 100644
--- a/readline/ChangeLog
+++ b/readline/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2020-06-30  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
+
+	* README: Update instructions.
+
 2019-11-15  Tom Tromey  <tromey@adacore.com>
 
 	* configure, Makefile.in: Rebuild.
diff --git a/readline/README b/readline/README
index 9500004e789..54e1c72b197 100644
--- a/readline/README
+++ b/readline/README
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@ carries.
 
 If your import removes the need for a local patch, please remember to
 update this file.
+
+Individual upstream readline patches can be directly imported using
+"git am".  You can see the current patch level by looking at
+readline/patchlevel.