diff --git a/qmake/doc/src/qmake-manual.qdoc b/qmake/doc/src/qmake-manual.qdoc
index bcda88ad8fc..490d747f1b9 100644
--- a/qmake/doc/src/qmake-manual.qdoc
+++ b/qmake/doc/src/qmake-manual.qdoc
@@ -923,10 +923,20 @@
     Specifies a list of Android target ABIs. Valid values are: armeabi-v7a,
     arm64-v8a, x86, x86_64.
 
+    You can provide the ABIs as a qmake argument:
+
     \badcode
     qmake ANDROID_ABIS="armeabi-v7a arm64-v8a"
     \endcode
 
+    Or directly in the \c .pro file:
+
+    \badcode
+    ANDROID_ABIS = \
+        armeabi-v7a \
+        arm64-v8a
+    \endcode
+
     \target ANDROID_API_VERSION
     \section1 ANDROID_API_VERSION