diff --git a/etc/initrc b/etc/initrc
index 1d90b56..26f09d9 100644
--- a/etc/initrc
+++ b/etc/initrc
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 plan9port=$PLAN9
 #plan9port=/usr/local/plan9
 
+# If you use 9base, it should point to your 9base root, try for example:
+#plan9port=/usr/lib/9base # This is the default 9base install path in Debian.
+
 # Path, make sure the plan9port /bin directory is included before /bin
 # Keep '.' in path! It is needed.
 path=($plan9port/bin . ./bin ./bin/contrib /bin /usr/bin)