diff --git a/docs/advanced-features/customizing-babel-config.md b/docs/advanced-features/customizing-babel-config.md
index 8bdf25a48cd971d..faea0981c88ace7 100644
--- a/docs/advanced-features/customizing-babel-config.md
+++ b/docs/advanced-features/customizing-babel-config.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ The `next/babel` presets includes:
 - plugin-transform-runtime
 - styled-jsx
 
-These presets/plugins **should not** be added to your custom `.babelrc`. Instead, you can configure them on the `next/babel` preset, like so:
+To configure these presets/plugins, **do not** add them to `presets` or `plugins` in your custom `.babelrc`. Instead, configure them on the `next/babel` preset, like so:
 
 ```json
 {