diff --git a/doc/source/development_saio.rst b/doc/source/development_saio.rst
index bf21277b86..088dfbc134 100644
--- a/doc/source/development_saio.rst
+++ b/doc/source/development_saio.rst
@@ -241,10 +241,15 @@ Setting up rsync
 
   #. Start the rsync daemon
 
-     * On Ubuntu, run::
+     * On Ubuntu 14.04, run::
 
         sudo service rsync restart
 
+     * On Ubuntu 16.04, run::
+
+        sudo systemctl enable rsync
+        sudo systemctl start rsync
+
      * On Fedora, run::
 
         sudo systemctl restart xinetd.service