diff --git a/docs/backend/CANN.md b/docs/backend/CANN.md
index e45fc7dd28..37dcfaef9a 100755
--- a/docs/backend/CANN.md
+++ b/docs/backend/CANN.md
@@ -313,7 +313,12 @@ Converting the matmul weight format from ND to NZ to improve performance. Enable
 
 ### GGML_CANN_ACL_GRAPH
 
-Operators are executed using ACL graph execution, rather than in op-by-op (eager) mode. Enabled by default.
+Operators are executed using ACL graph execution, rather than in op-by-op (eager) mode. Enabled by default. This option is only effective if `USE_ACL_GRAPH` was enabled at compilation time. To enable it, recompile using:
+
+```sh
+cmake -B build -DGGML_CANN=on -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=release -DUSE_ACL_GRAPH=ON
+cmake --build build --config release
+```
 
 ### GGML_CANN_GRAPH_CACHE_CAPACITY