diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 45295b8e0ca..c2c24cc2d20 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -3099,7 +3099,8 @@ tarballs and prepare them to be activated in the sub-process.
 
 ---
 *** The command 'package-vc-install-from-checkout' is now obsolete.
-Please use the User Lisp directory instead.  This also means that
+Please use the User Lisp directory instead, see Info node "(emacs) User
+Lisp Directory" for more details on how to use.  This also means that
 combining the 'use-package' keywords ':vc' and ':load-path' is obsolete.
 
 ---
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el
index d599b0d8ad2..f3ea440fb30 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el
@@ -1019,7 +1019,8 @@ one created by `package-vc-checkout'.  If invoked interactively with a
 prefix argument, prompt the user for the NAME of the package to set up.
 If the optional argument INTERACTIVE is non-nil (as happens
 interactively), DIR must be an absolute file name."
-  (declare (obsolete "use the User Lisp directory instead." "31.1"))
+  (declare (obsolete "Use the User Lisp directory instead, \
+see Info node `(emacs) User Lisp Directory'." "31.1"))
   (interactive (let ((dir (expand-file-name (read-directory-name "Directory: "))))
                  (list dir (and current-prefix-arg
                                 (let ((base (file-name-base