diff --git a/doc/racket-mode.texi b/doc/racket-mode.texi
index 4ade15cc..e658c047 100644
--- a/doc/racket-mode.texi
+++ b/doc/racket-mode.texi
@@ -3935,10 +3935,12 @@ are a few examples.
                          :racket-program "xvfb-run racket")
 @end lisp
 
-Tip: If you use various versions of Racket via .envrc files and
-@code{envrc-global-mode}, then in each such directory with a .envrc
-file you should have a .dir-locals.el file to force the use of a
-distinct back end:
+If you use various versions of Racket by setting PATH values via
+direnv, .envrc files and @code{envrc-global-mode}, then you need a
+distinct back end for each such project subdirectory. One
+approach is to use @ref{racket-add-back-end} for each project in your
+Emacs init file. Another way to is to have a .dir-locals.el file
+alongside each .envrc file:
 
 @lisp
     ((nil . ((eval . (racket-add-back-end default-directory)))))
diff --git a/racket-back-end.el b/racket-back-end.el
index 6317477b..7d01069d 100644
--- a/racket-back-end.el
+++ b/racket-back-end.el
@@ -201,10 +201,12 @@ are a few examples.
                          :racket-program \"xvfb-run racket\")
 #+END_SRC
 
-Tip: If you use various versions of Racket via .envrc files and
-`envrc-global-mode', then in each such directory with a .envrc
-file you should have a .dir-locals.el file to force the use of a
-distinct back end:
+If you use various versions of Racket by setting PATH values via
+direnv, .envrc files and `envrc-global-mode', then you need a
+distinct back end for each such project subdirectory. One
+approach is to use `racket-add-back-end' for each project in your
+Emacs init file. Another way to is to have a .dir-locals.el file
+alongside each .envrc file:
 
 #+BEGIN_SRC lisp
     ((nil . ((eval . (racket-add-back-end default-directory)))))