diff --git a/docs/manual/customize-directory-structure.txt b/docs/manual/customize-directory-structure.txt
index 2ba9d28e25..ce2b0d7596 100644
--- a/docs/manual/customize-directory-structure.txt
+++ b/docs/manual/customize-directory-structure.txt
@@ -40,13 +40,12 @@ it using +BR2_EXTERNAL+. Both options are valid, the choice is up to you.
 |   +-- <company>/
 |       +-- Config.in (if not using BR2_EXTERNAL)
 |       +-- <company>.mk (if not using BR2_EXTERNAL)
-|       +-- <boardname>/
-|           +-- package1/
-|           |    +-- Config.in
-|           |    +-- package1.mk
-|           +-- package2/
-|               +-- Config.in
-|               +-- package2.mk
+|       +-- package1/
+|       |    +-- Config.in
+|       |    +-- package1.mk
+|       +-- package2/
+|           +-- Config.in
+|           +-- package2.mk
 |
 +-- Config.in (if using BR2_EXTERNAL)
 +-- external.mk (if using BR2_EXTERNAL)
diff --git a/docs/manual/customize-outside-br.txt b/docs/manual/customize-outside-br.txt
index 5fe7b60052..110984308f 100644
--- a/docs/manual/customize-outside-br.txt
+++ b/docs/manual/customize-outside-br.txt
@@ -81,19 +81,21 @@ The main usage of this is to store package recipes. The recommended
    looks like:
 +
 ------
-source "$BR2_EXTERNAL/package/<boardname>/package1/Config.in"
-source "$BR2_EXTERNAL/package/<boardname>/package2/Config.in"
+source "$BR2_EXTERNAL/package/package1/Config.in"
+source "$BR2_EXTERNAL/package/package2/Config.in"
 ------
 +
 Then, have a +$(BR2_EXTERNAL)/external.mk+ file that looks like:
 +
 ------
-include $(sort $(wildcard $(BR2_EXTERNAL)/package/*/*/*.mk))
+include $(sort $(wildcard $(BR2_EXTERNAL)/package/*/*.mk))
 ------
 +
-And then in +$(BR2_EXTERNAL)/package/<boardname>/package1+ and
-   +$(BR2_EXTERNAL)/package/<boardname>/package2+ create normal Buildroot
+And then in +$(BR2_EXTERNAL)/package/package1+ and
+   +$(BR2_EXTERNAL)/package/package2+ create normal Buildroot
    package recipes, as explained in xref:adding-packages[].
+   If you prefer, you can also group the packages in subdirectories
+   called <boardname> and adapt the above paths accordingly.
 
  * One can store Buildroot defconfigs in the +configs+ subdirectory of
    +$(BR2_EXTERNAL)+. Buildroot will automatically show them in the