diff --git a/docs/faq.rst b/docs/faq.rst
index 8d7b20ee2..29f976298 100644
--- a/docs/faq.rst
+++ b/docs/faq.rst
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ following :file:`~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf`::
     </match>
     </fontconfig>
 
+After creating (or modifying) this file, you may need to run the following
+command to rebuild your fontconfig cache::
+
+    fc-cache -r
+
 Then, the font will be available in ``kitty list-fonts``.