diff --git a/src/libstore/local-store.md b/src/libstore/local-store.md
index 580cf5358..8174df839 100644
--- a/src/libstore/local-store.md
+++ b/src/libstore/local-store.md
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@ R"(
 **Store URL format**: `local`, *root*
 
 This store type accesses a Nix store in the local filesystem directly
-(i.e. not via the Nix daemon). *root* is an absolute path that denotes
-the "root" of the filesystem; other directories such as the Nix store
-directory (as denoted by the `store` setting) are interpreted relative
-to *root*. The store pseudo-URL `local` denotes a store that uses `/`
-as its root directory.
+(i.e. not via the Nix daemon). *root* is an absolute path that is
+prefixed to other directories such as the Nix store directory. The
+store pseudo-URL `local` denotes a store that uses `/` as its root
+directory.
 
 A store that uses a *root* other than `/` is called a *chroot
 store*. With such stores, the store directory is "logically" still
diff --git a/src/nix/help-stores.md b/src/nix/help-stores.md
index aa381393b..47ba9b94d 100644
--- a/src/nix/help-stores.md
+++ b/src/nix/help-stores.md
@@ -29,17 +29,17 @@ supported settings for each store type are documented below.
 The special store URL `auto` causes Nix to automatically select a
 store as follows:
 
-* Use the local store `/nix/store` if `/nix/var/nix` is writable by
-  the current user.
+* Use the [local store](#local-store) `/nix/store` if `/nix/var/nix`
+  is writable by the current user.
 
 * Otherwise, if `/nix/var/nix/daemon-socket/socket` exists, [connect
   to the Nix daemon listening on that socket](#local-daemon-store).
 
-* Otherwise, on Linux only, use the local chroot store
+* Otherwise, on Linux only, use the [local chroot store](#local-store)
   `~/.local/share/nix/root`, which will be created automatically if it
   does not exist.
 
-* Otherwise, use the local store `/nix/store`.
+* Otherwise, use the [local store](#local-store) `/nix/store`.
 
 @stores@