diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/environments.rst b/lib/spack/docs/environments.rst
index 9be2ab4684e..e2847cb5f58 100644
--- a/lib/spack/docs/environments.rst
+++ b/lib/spack/docs/environments.rst
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ Spack then creates the directory ``var/spack/environments/myenv``.
 
 .. note::
 
-   All named environments are stored in the ``var/spack/environments`` folder.
+   All named environments by default are stored in the ``var/spack/environments`` folder.
+   This location can be changed by setting the ``envionments_root`` variable in ``config.yaml``.
 
 In the ``var/spack/environments/myenv`` directory, Spack creates the
 file ``spack.yaml`` and the hidden directory ``.spack-env``.