diff --git a/pages/common/npm-install.md b/pages/common/npm-install.md
index 09b1706489..ad10a48bdd 100644
--- a/pages/common/npm-install.md
+++ b/pages/common/npm-install.md
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@
 
 `npm {{[i|install]}} {{package_name}} {{[-D|--save-dev]}}`
 
-- Download the latest version of a package and install it globally:
+- Download the latest version of a package and install it globally (set install location with `npm config set prefix`):
 
 `npm {{[i|install]}} {{package_name}} {{[-g|--global]}}`
diff --git a/pages/common/npm.md b/pages/common/npm.md
index 0800eb9038..f159959e0e 100644
--- a/pages/common/npm.md
+++ b/pages/common/npm.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 `npm {{[i|install]}} {{package_name}} {{[-D|--save-dev]}}`
 
-- Download the latest version of a package and install it globally:
+- Download the latest version of a package and install it globally (set the install location with `npm config set prefix`):
 
 `npm {{[i|install]}} {{package_name}} {{[-g|--global]}}`