diff --git a/docs/main.dox b/docs/main.dox
index fac4b4de..76675174 100644
--- a/docs/main.dox
+++ b/docs/main.dox
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ existing applications and does not lay claim to the main loop.
 This is the documentation for version 3.0, which has [many new features](@ref news).
 
 There is a [quick tutorial](@ref quick) for people new to GLFW, which shows how
-to write a small but complete program.
+to write a small but complete program, and a
+[guide for building](@ref build) programs that use GLFW.
 
 If you have used GLFW 2.x in the past, there is a
 [transition guide](@ref moving) that explains what has changed and how to update
diff --git a/docs/quick.dox b/docs/quick.dox
index aa32ff33..d0247304 100644
--- a/docs/quick.dox
+++ b/docs/quick.dox
@@ -302,4 +302,7 @@ the screen, rendering a triangle and processing events until the user closes the
 window.  It can be found in the source distribution as `examples/simple.c`, and
 is by default compiled along with all other examples when you build GLFW.
 
+To learn more about how to compile and link programs that use GLFW, see
+@ref build.
+
 */