diff --git a/doc/src/tutorial/compile_cmake.dox b/doc/src/tutorial/compile_cmake.dox
index 3a57348f8..05fb748b1 100644
--- a/doc/src/tutorial/compile_cmake.dox
+++ b/doc/src/tutorial/compile_cmake.dox
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ This section contains options that configure your build. Some options are specif
 @note All options here default to `ON` if available except for the OSS, ASIO, and skeleton backends.
 
 - **`-DPA_USE_ALSA=ON|OFF`**: (Linux/Unix-like/etc. Only). Use the ASLA host API. Requires ALSA.
-    - **`-DPA_ALSA_DYNAMIC=ON|OFF`**: Dynamically load libasound with dlopen using @ref PaAlsa_SetLibraryPathName.
+    - **`-DPA_ALSA_DYNAMIC=ON|OFF`**: Dynamically load libasound with dlopen using @ref PaAlsa_SetLibraryPathName. Off by default[3].
 - **`-DPA_USE_ASIO=ON|OFF`**: (Windows Only). Use the ASIO host API. Requires the ASIO SDK[1].
 - **`-DPA_USE_AUDIOIO=ON|OFF`**: (Solaris Only). Use the audioio host API.
 - **`-DPA_USE_DS=ON|OFF`**: (Windows Only). Use the DirectSound host API.
@@ -296,6 +296,8 @@ This section contains options that configure your build. Some options are specif
 
 [2] To avoid confusing end-users, the OSS backend is intentionally off by default because there are no OSS devices on modern Linux systems.
 
+[3] Unlike the other options in this section, `PA_ALSA_DYNAMIC` defaults to `OFF`.
+
 @subsubsection compile_cmake_options_pa_misc Miscellaneous Build Options
 
 - **`-DPA_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON|OFF`**: Builds PortAudio as a shared library instead of a static one. Default: `OFF`