diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index cbc99a0..fd2fabd 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ If that method doesn't work for you or you want a deeper understanding of what
 you just did, check out `the tutorial
 <https://vdirsyncer.readthedocs.org/en/stable/tutorial.html>`_.
 
-.. [1] The configuration file can also be placed in ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vdirsyncer/config`` (normally ``~/.config/vdirsyncer/config``) for XDG-Basedir spec compliance.
-
 Donations
 =========
 
@@ -37,3 +35,6 @@ Donations
 
 .. image:: https://api.flattr.com/button/flattr-badge-large.png
     :target: https://flattr.com/submit/auto?user_id=untitaker&url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Funtitaker%2Fvdirsyncer
+
+.. [1] Or ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vdirsyncer/config`` (normally
+   ``~/.config/vdirsyncer/config``) for XDG-Basedir spec compliance.
diff --git a/docs/tutorial.rst b/docs/tutorial.rst
index 2efaf31..c4ec51b 100644
--- a/docs/tutorial.rst
+++ b/docs/tutorial.rst
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@ locations:
 - The file pointed to by the ``VDIRSYNCER_CONFIG`` environment variable.
 - ``~/.vdirsyncer/config``.
 - ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vdirsyncer/config``, which is normally
-  ``~/.config/vdirsyncer/config``. This is XDG-Basedir compliant, and should
+  ``~/.config/vdirsyncer/config``. This is XDG-Basedir_ compliant, and should
   help keep your ``$HOME`` clean.
 
+.. _XDG-Basedir: http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html#variables
+
 The config file should start with a :ref:`general section <general_config>`,
 where the only required parameter is ``status_path``. The following is a
 minimal example::