diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
index 1245345cc4..3d4a9b225f 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
@@ -520,9 +520,10 @@
                 </para></listitem>
             <listitem>
                 <para id='build-directory'><emphasis>Build Directory:</emphasis>
-                This term refers to the area used by the OpenEmbedded build system for builds.
-                The area is created when you <filename>source</filename> the setup
-                environment script that is found in the Source Directory
+                This term refers to the area used by the OpenEmbedded build
+                system for builds.
+                The area is created when you <filename>source</filename> the
+                setup environment script that is found in the Source Directory
                 (i.e. <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></ulink>
                 or
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#structure-memres-core-script'><filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename></ulink>).
@@ -566,7 +567,22 @@
      $ source $HOME/poky/&OE_INIT_FILE; $HOME/mybuilds/YP-&POKYVERSION;
                             </literallayout></para></listitem>
                     </itemizedlist>
-                </para></listitem>
+                    <note>
+                        By default, the Build Directory contains
+                        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></ulink>,
+                        which is a temporary directory the build system uses for
+                        its work.
+                        <filename>TMPDIR</filename> cannot be under NFS.
+                        Thus, by default, the Build Directory cannot be under NFS.
+                        However, if you need the Build Directory to be under NFS,
+                        you can set this up by setting <filename>TMPDIR</filename>
+                        in your <filename>local.conf</filename> file
+                        to use a local drive.
+                        Doing so effectively separates <filename>TMPDIR</filename>
+                        from <filename>TOPDIR</filename>, which is the Build
+                        Directory.
+                    </note>
+                    </para></listitem>
             <listitem><para id='build-system-term'><emphasis>Build System:</emphasis>
                 In the context of the Yocto Project,
                 this term refers to the OpenEmbedded build system used by the project.
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index ceb92c9cb6..7d038cb436 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -7318,6 +7318,9 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      #TMPDIR = "${TOPDIR}/tmp"
                     </literallayout>
+                    An example use for this scenario is to set
+                    <filename>TMPDIR</filename> to a local disk, which does
+                    not use NFS, while having the Build Directory use NFS.
                 </para>
 
                 <para>