diff --git a/rosapps/readme.txt b/rosapps/readme.txt
index c64e8662950..0c6a1c158d7 100644
--- a/rosapps/readme.txt
+++ b/rosapps/readme.txt
@@ -8,3 +8,17 @@ source before you attempt to build anything in this module.
 It is to be placed under "modules" subdirectory of a trunk checkout.
 No additional changes to build files are necessary, it'll be picked up
 automatically.
+
+To include "rosapps" in your build folder:
+1. Copy the rosapps folder into the reactos\modules folder, or
+2. Link reactos/modules/rosapps to rosapps
+
+# For Windows users
+
+    cd %%_ROSSOURCEDIR%%\reactos\modules
+    mklink /j rosapps %%_ROSSOURCEDIR%%\rosapps
+
+# For UNIX users
+
+    cd \$$_ROSSOURCEDIR/reactos/modules
+    ln -s \$$_ROSSOURCEDIR/rosapps rosapps
diff --git a/rostests/readme.txt b/rostests/readme.txt
index fa08b4d9c69..639bfd7a54e 100644
--- a/rostests/readme.txt
+++ b/rostests/readme.txt
@@ -8,3 +8,17 @@ source before you attempt to build anything in this module.
 It is to be placed under "modules" subdirectory of a trunk checkout.
 No additional changes to build files are necessary, it'll be picked up
 automatically.
+
+To include "rostests" in your build folder:
+1. Copy the rostests folder into the reactos\modules folder, or
+2. Link reactos/modules/rostests to rostests
+
+# For Windows users
+
+    cd %%_ROSSOURCEDIR%%\reactos\modules
+    mklink /j rostests %%_ROSSOURCEDIR%%\rostests
+
+# For UNIX users
+
+    cd \$$_ROSSOURCEDIR/reactos/modules
+    ln -s \$$_ROSSOURCEDIR/rostests rostests