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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/closer-look.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/closer-look.xml
index eccf97698a..c8f2fae94e 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/closer-look.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/closer-look.xml
@@ -491,6 +491,14 @@
             <link linkend='var-DL_DIR'><filename>DL_DIR</filename></link>
             variable.
             This area is a cache that can hold previously downloaded source.
+            You can also instruct the OpenEmbedded build system to create
+            tarballs from Git repositories, which is not the default behavior,
+            and store them in the <filename>DL_DIR</filename> by using the
+            <link linkend='var-BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS'><filename>BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS</filename></link>
+            variable.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
             Judicious use of a <filename>DL_DIR</filename> directory can
             save the build system a trip across the Internet when looking
             for files.
@@ -566,6 +574,15 @@
                 fetcher module.
             </para>
 
+            <note>
+                For information on how to have the OpenEmbedded build system
+                generate tarballs for Git repositories and place them in the
+                <link linkend='var-DL_DIR'><filename>DL_DIR</filename></link>
+                directory, see the
+                <link linkend='var-BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS'><filename>BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS</filename></link>
+                variable.
+            </note>
+
             <para>
                 When fetching a repository, BitBake uses the
                 <link linkend='var-SRCREV'><filename>SRCREV</filename></link>