diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4a079f2fc..91e0dd1ee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@ file in your project.
 ```
 
 MSVC users must also define the macro `BOOST_JSON_NO_LIB` to disable
-auto-linking.
+auto-linking. Note, that if you also want to avoid linking to Boost.Container,
+which is a dependency of Boost.JSON, you have to define
+`BOOST_CONTAINER_NO_LIB`. In order to disable auto-linking to Boost libraries
+completely you can define `BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB` instead.
 
 ### Embedded
 
diff --git a/doc/qbk/overview.qbk b/doc/qbk/overview.qbk
index ac7f5ef0e..4ef002919 100644
--- a/doc/qbk/overview.qbk
+++ b/doc/qbk/overview.qbk
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ file in your project.
 ```
 
 MSVC users must also define the macro `BOOST_JSON_NO_LIB` to disable
-auto-linking.
+auto-linking. Note, that if you also want to avoid linking to Boost.Container,
+which is a dependency of Boost.JSON, you have to define
+`BOOST_CONTAINER_NO_LIB`. In order to disable auto-linking to Boost libraries
+completely you can define `BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB` instead.
 
 [heading Disabling Exceptions]