diff --git a/doc/makepkg.8.asciidoc b/doc/makepkg.8.asciidoc
index 89ac5109..4fba6c12 100644
--- a/doc/makepkg.8.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/makepkg.8.asciidoc
@@ -271,6 +271,14 @@ Environment Variables
 	Directory where the package will be built. Overrides the corresponding
 	value defined in linkman:makepkg.conf[5].
 
+**BUILDSRCDIR=**"/path/to/directory"::
+	Directory where the package source will be extracted. Overrides the
+	corresponding value defined in linkman:makepkg.conf[5].
+
+**BUILDPKGDIR=**"/path/to/directory"::
+	Directory where the package files will be packaged prior to archival.
+	Overrides the corresponding value defined in linkman:makepkg.conf[5].
+
 **CARCH=**"(i686|x86_64)"::
 	Force build for a specific architecture. Useful for cross-compiling.
 	Overrides the corresponding value defined in linkman:makepkg.conf[5].
diff --git a/doc/makepkg.conf.5.asciidoc b/doc/makepkg.conf.5.asciidoc
index f67b673b..b5dae2ca 100644
--- a/doc/makepkg.conf.5.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/makepkg.conf.5.asciidoc
@@ -147,6 +147,18 @@ Options
 	Incorrect use of `$startdir` in a PKGBUILD may cause building with
 	this option to fail.
 
+**BUILDSRCDIR=**"/path/to/directory"::
+	If this value is not set, package source will, by default, be extracted in
+	a subdirectory of the build directory. This option allows setting the build
+	extraction location to another directory. Incorrect use of `$startdir` in a
+	PKGBUILD may cause building with this option to fail.
+
+**BUILDPKGDIR=**"/path/to/directory"::
+	If this value is not set, package files will, by default, be packaged in a
+	subdirectory of the build directory. This	option allows setting the build
+	packaging location to another directory. Incorrect use of `$startdir` in a
+	PKGBUILD may cause building with this option to fail.
+
 **GPGKEY=**""::
 	Specify a key to use for GPG signing instead of the default key in the
 	keyring. Can be overridden with makepkg's '\--key' option.