diff --git a/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml b/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
index f0d3dad138..a1c714e007 100644
--- a/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
+++ b/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
@@ -818,17 +818,19 @@
         </para>
 
         <para>
-            A good deal that goes into a Yocto Project build is simply downloading all of the source
-            tarballs.
-            Maybe you have been working with another build system (OpenEmbedded or Angstrom) for which
-            you've built up a sizable directory of source tarballs.
-            Or perhaps someone else has such a directory for which you have read access.
-            If so, you can save time by adding the <filename>PREMIRRORS</filename>
-            statement to your configuration file so that the build process checks
-            local directories first for existing tarballs before checking the
+            A good deal that goes into a Yocto Project build is simply
+            downloading all of the source tarballs.
+            Maybe you have been working with another build system
+            (OpenEmbedded or Angstrom) for which you have built up a sizable
+            directory of source tarballs.
+            Or, perhaps someone else has such a directory for which you have
+            read access.
+            If so, you can save time by adding statements to your
+            configuration file so that the build process checks local
+            directories first for existing tarballs before checking the
             Internet.
-            Here is an efficient way to set it up in your <filename>local.conf</filename>
-            file:
+            Here is an efficient way to set it up in your
+            <filename>local.conf</filename> file:
             <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      SOURCE_MIRROR_URL ?= "file:///home/you/your-download-dir/"
      INHERIT += "own-mirrors"
@@ -836,6 +838,14 @@
      # BB_NO_NETWORK = "1"
             </literallayout>
         </para>
+
+        <para>
+            You can also use the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PREMIRRORS'><filename>PREMIRRORS</filename></ulink>
+            variable.
+            For an example, see the variable's glossary entry in the
+            Yocto Project Reference Manual.
+        </para>
     </section>
 
     <section id='building-the-image'>