diff --git a/doc/dev_guide/building_from_source.rst b/doc/dev_guide/building_from_source.rst
index 73f5c2bfb..a8521cebe 100644
--- a/doc/dev_guide/building_from_source.rst
+++ b/doc/dev_guide/building_from_source.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 Building from source
 ====================
 
+First thing, clone git repository for yourself (if you haven't done it already),
+see :ref:`git repo setup`.
+
 You're going to need the following tools to get started:
 
 * gcc or clang
diff --git a/doc/dev_guide/development_guide.rst b/doc/dev_guide/development_guide.rst
index 85ad29c8a..8c7ef6783 100644
--- a/doc/dev_guide/development_guide.rst
+++ b/doc/dev_guide/development_guide.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ design.
 
 You can `look at the latest flashrom development efforts in Gerrit <https://review.coreboot.org/q/project:flashrom>`_.
 
+.. _git repo setup:
+
 Set up the git repository and dev environment
 =============================================