diff --git a/dist/tools/wireshark_dissector/README.md b/dist/tools/wireshark_dissector/README.md
index 1f53cdcf39..86f78e882a 100644
--- a/dist/tools/wireshark_dissector/README.md
+++ b/dist/tools/wireshark_dissector/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# RIOT native wireshark dissector
-This allows wireshark to parse packets send over TAP by RIOT's native.
+# RIOT nativenet wireshark dissector
+This allows wireshark to parse packets sent over TAP by RIOT's native port.
 
 ## Installation
 Just copy the script ``riot.lua`` to ``$HOME/.wireshark/plugins`` and restart
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ sudo dpkg-reconfigure wireshark-common
 sudo usermod -a -G wireshark $USER
 ```
 
+### Fedora (and possibly others)
+The 'wireshark-devel' package must be installed to run the plugin.
+
 ## Configuration
 Depending on what you want to send over the native TAP you might want to change
 the next header dissector. Currently we have included the dissectors for
diff --git a/dist/tools/wireshark_dissector/riot.lua b/dist/tools/wireshark_dissector/riot.lua
index 23949f2d9b..4b4f2539b5 100644
--- a/dist/tools/wireshark_dissector/riot.lua
+++ b/dist/tools/wireshark_dissector/riot.lua
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ do
         riot_tree:add(f_length, buf(0, 2))
         riot_tree:add(f_dst, buf(2, 2))
         riot_tree:add(f_src, buf(4, 2))
-        riot_tree:add(f_pad, buf(packet_len + 6))
+
+        -- to show the padding for small packets uncomment the
+        -- following line and append "f_pad" to p_riot.fields above.
+        -- riot_tree:add(f_pad, buf(packet_len + 6))
 
         next_dis:call(buf(6, packet_len):tvb(), pkt, root)