diff --git a/aio/content/guide/component-styles.md b/aio/content/guide/component-styles.md
index 444da23b60..1d4eaca201 100644
--- a/aio/content/guide/component-styles.md
+++ b/aio/content/guide/component-styles.md
@@ -216,11 +216,10 @@ You can also write `<link>` tags into the component's HTML template.
 
 <div class="alert is-critical">
 
-The link tag's `href` URL must be relative to the
-_**application root**_, not relative to the component file.
-
 When building with the CLI, be sure to include the linked style file among the assets to be copied to the server as described in the [CLI documentation](https://github.com/angular/angular-cli/wiki/stories-asset-configuration).
 
+Once included, the CLI will include the stylesheet, whether the link tag's href URL is relative to the application root or the component file.
+
 </div>
 
 ### CSS @imports