diff --git a/docs/content/configuring-npm/package-json.md b/docs/content/configuring-npm/package-json.md
index f3a186f436e02..f5519f62bb32e 100644
--- a/docs/content/configuring-npm/package-json.md
+++ b/docs/content/configuring-npm/package-json.md
@@ -386,6 +386,8 @@ Please make sure that your file(s) referenced in `bin` starts with
 `#!/usr/bin/env node`, otherwise the scripts are started without the node
 executable!
 
+Note that you can also set the executable files using [directories.bin](#directoriesbin).
+
 ### man
 
 Specify either a single file or an array of filenames to put in place for