diff --git a/gentoo/updating.md b/gentoo/updating.md
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--- a/gentoo/updating.md
+++ b/gentoo/updating.md
@@ -149,6 +149,21 @@ keep that in mind should you change hardware in the future.
 In order to use the old config, copy the original config into the
 `/usr/src/linux` that you wish to compile. Once done run:
 
+```sh
+make listnewconfig
+```
+
+This will output a list of all the new kernel flags and their defaults. It is
+highly recommended to output this to a txt file to be reviewed later should
+something break you at least know which flags were added and what might needed
+to be adjusted.
+
+```sh
+make listnewconfig > ~/newconfig.txt
+```
+
+Then go ahead and run `olddefconfig`:
+
 ```sh
 make olddefconfig
 ```