diff --git a/tests/regress/x86_self_modifying.py b/tests/regress/x86_self_modifying.py
index 189faa77..7c6e6a37 100755
--- a/tests/regress/x86_self_modifying.py
+++ b/tests/regress/x86_self_modifying.py
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ from struct import pack
 import os
 import regress
 
+# The file we're loading is a full assembled ELF.
+# Source for it, along with assembly instructions, are in x86_self_modifying.s
+
 CODE_ADDR = 0x08048000
 STACK_ADDR = 0x2000000
 CODE = open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), 'x86_self_modifying.elf')).read()
diff --git a/tests/regress/x86_self_modifying.s b/tests/regress/x86_self_modifying.s
index 86a5114e..5da290c1 100644
--- a/tests/regress/x86_self_modifying.s
+++ b/tests/regress/x86_self_modifying.s
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+# Assembly instructions (tested on ubuntu 16.04 x86_64):
+# $ as --32 x86_self_modifying.s -o x86_self_modifying.o
+# $ ld -melf_i386 -z execstack x86_self_modifying.o -o x86_self_modifying.elf
+
+# Test that it works. return code should be 65
+# $ ./x86_self_modifying.elf
+# $ echo $?
+# 65
+
+# Fix the entry point address in x86_self_modifying.py
+# $ readelf -h x86_self_modifying.elf | grep Entry
+# Entry point address:               0x8048074
+
+
 .intel_syntax noprefix
 
 .global _start