diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-ebs.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-ebs.html.markdown
index 860040ee7..6ee9adf88 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-ebs.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-ebs.html.markdown
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ builder.
     device mappings to the AMI. The block device mappings allow for keys:
 
     -   `device_name` (string) - The device name exposed to the instance (for
-         example, "/dev/sdh" or "xvdh")
+         example, "/dev/sdh" or "xvdh"). Required when specifying `volume_size`.
     -   `virtual_name` (string) - The virtual device name. See the documentation on
         [Block Device
         Mapping](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_BlockDeviceMapping.html)
diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-instance.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-instance.html.markdown
index 989052b1a..a1530996a 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-instance.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/builders/amazon-instance.html.markdown
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ builder.
     device mappings to the AMI. The block device mappings allow for keys:
 
 -   `device_name` (string) - The device name exposed to the instance (for
-    example, "/dev/sdh" or "xvdh")
+    example, "/dev/sdh" or "xvdh"). Required when specifying `volume_size`.
 -   `virtual_name` (string) - The virtual device name. See the documentation on
     [Block Device
     Mapping](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_BlockDeviceMapping.html)