diff --git a/docs/Anatomy.xml b/docs/Anatomy.xml
index b82a3c14a..41b816126 100644
--- a/docs/Anatomy.xml
+++ b/docs/Anatomy.xml
@@ -194,7 +194,9 @@
       <title>/var/lib/shorewall</title>
 
       <para>Shorewall doesn't install any files in this directory but rather
-      uses the directory for storing state information.</para>
+      uses the directory for storing state information. This directory may be
+      relocated using <ulink
+      url="manpages/shorewall-vardir.html">shorewall-vardir</ulink>(5).</para>
 
       <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>
@@ -439,7 +441,9 @@
       <title>/var/lib/shorewall-lite</title>
 
       <para>Shorewall-lite doesn't install any files in this directory but
-      rather uses the directory for storing state information.</para>
+      rather uses the directory for storing state information. This directory
+      may be relocated using <ulink
+      url="manpages/shorewall-lite-vardir.html">shorewall-lite-vardir</ulink>(5).</para>
 
       <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>