diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/buildtools-alma-centos-rocky-9.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/buildtools-alma-centos-rocky-9.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..713b729a0
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+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/buildtools-alma-centos-rocky-9.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-2.0-UK
+
+You will also need to use a :term:`buildtools` tarball which provides a set of
+basic host tools with fixed versions. Follow the :ref:`system-requirements-buildtools`
+section below to learn how to download and install this tarball.
+
+.. note::
+
+   The AlmaLinux 9, CentOS 9 and RockyLinux 9 distributions are affected by a
+   bug described in :yocto_bugs:`/show_bug.cgi?id=16143`, which is the reason why a
+   :term:`buildtools` tarball is required.
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst
index b427e2c64..c4d8cb5e0 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ with a supported AlmaLinux distribution:
 .. literalinclude:: ../tools/host_packages_scripts/almalinux_essential.sh
    :language: shell
 
+.. include:: buildtools-alma-centos-rocky-9.rst
+
 .. note::
 
    -  Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (i.e. ``epel-release``) is
@@ -285,6 +287,8 @@ with a supported CentOS Stream distribution:
 .. literalinclude:: ../tools/host_packages_scripts/centosstream_essential.sh
    :language: shell
 
+.. include:: buildtools-alma-centos-rocky-9.rst
+
 Here are the packages needed to build Project documentation manuals:
 
 .. literalinclude:: ../tools/host_packages_scripts/centosstream_docs.sh
@@ -321,6 +325,8 @@ with a supported RockyLinux distribution:
 .. literalinclude:: ../tools/host_packages_scripts/rockylinux_essential.sh
    :language: shell
 
+.. include:: buildtools-alma-centos-rocky-9.rst
+
 .. note::
 
    -  Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (i.e. ``epel-release``) is