diff --git a/railties/guides/source/asset_pipeline.textile b/railties/guides/source/asset_pipeline.textile
index ce4eafb97cd81509bb5d2830df52df97ed12b949..74dfdfb540b7e72fa8ac239d650d106e145b4380 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/asset_pipeline.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/asset_pipeline.textile
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ In Rails 3.1, the asset pipeline is enabled by default. It can be disabled in +a
 config.assets.enabled = false
 </plain>
 
+You can also disable it when you are creating a new application passing the --skip-sprockets parameter:
+
+<plain>
+rails new appname --skip-sprockets
+</plain>
+
 It is recommended that you use the defaults for all new apps.