diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/CONFIG b/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/CONFIG
index ae1e38dc9..d66731683 100644
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/CONFIG
+++ b/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/CONFIG
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # CONFIG
 
-# You might want to change this to some shared set of rules, e.g.
-# RULES=/path/to/epics/support/modules/rules/x-y
 RULES=$(EPICS_BASE)
 
 include $(TOP)/configure/RELEASE
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/RELEASE b/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/RELEASE
index 476001827..073e3af3e 100644
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/RELEASE
+++ b/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/RELEASE
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 #  RELEASE.$(EPICS_HOST_ARCH).Common
 #  RELEASE.Common.$(T_A)
 #  RELEASE.$(EPICS_HOST_ARCH).$(T_A)
+#
+# If using a module with a shared set of rules, point RULES at 
+# its top directory: 
+# RULES=/path/to/epics/support/modules/rules/x-y
 
 TEMPLATE_TOP=_TEMPLATE_TOP_