diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt
index 12cf1605d6..63ea51bf89 100644
--- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt
+++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt
@@ -315,7 +315,10 @@ information is (assuming the package name is +libfoo+) :
   ** +local+ for a local source code directory. One should use this
      when +LIBFOO_SITE+ specifies a local directory path containing
      the package source code. Buildroot copies the contents of the
-     source directory into the package's build directory.
+     source directory into the package's build directory. Note that
+     for +local+ packages, no patches are applied. If you need to
+     still patch the source code, use +LIBFOO_POST_RSYNC_HOOKS+, see
+     xref:hooks-rsync[].
 
 * +LIBFOO_GIT_SUBMODULES+ can be set to +YES+ to create an archive
   with the git submodules in the repository.  This is only available
diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-hooks.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-hooks.txt
index d25092ac25..0ce79f8907 100644
--- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-hooks.txt
+++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-hooks.txt
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ endef
 LIBFOO_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += LIBFOO_POST_PATCH_FIXUP
 ----------------------
 
+[[hooks-rsync]]
 ==== Using the +POST_RSYNC+ hook
 The +POST_RSYNC+ hook is run only for packages that use a local source,
 either through the +local+ site method or the +OVERRIDE_SRCDIR+