diff --git a/doc/hacking.md b/doc/hacking.md
index 5417a1b6..5abc0cce 100644
--- a/doc/hacking.md
+++ b/doc/hacking.md
@@ -179,7 +179,10 @@ Dependencies must be specified in `Cargo.toml` with 2 numbers: "major.minor". Si
 
 ```
 cd build_dir
-ninja build src/Cargo.toml
+ninja ./Cargo.toml
 sh /source_path/cargo.sh update
 ninja test
+cp ./Cargo.lock /source_path/
 ```
+
+Since version 1.9.3, `Cargo.lock` is not actually used by the build system, due to `Cargo.toml` being generated at every build.
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 38498c4d..a1a073a4 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ summary = [
 message('\n'.join(summary))
 
 # Rust deps are changing, depending on compile flags. Cargo can't handle it alone.
+# As a side effect, Cargo.toml never gets used.
 cargo_toml_in = files('Cargo.toml.in')
 path_data = configuration_data()
 path_data.set('path', meson.source_root())