diff --git a/developing_packages/package_layout.rst b/developing_packages/package_layout.rst
index bc31ab1f059..06f99b27f20 100644
--- a/developing_packages/package_layout.rst
+++ b/developing_packages/package_layout.rst
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ file when using the :ref:`CMakeDeps<conan_tools_cmake>` generator because it wil
         settings = "os", "build_type", "arch"
         requires = "zlib/1.2.11"
         generators = "CMakeDeps", "CMakeToolchain"
-        exports_sources = "src"
+        exports_sources = "src*"
 
         def layout(self):
             self.folders.build = "cmake-build-{}".format(str(self.settings.build_type).lower())
diff --git a/reference/conanfile/methods.rst b/reference/conanfile/methods.rst
index ec2c9d022fa..807de6b264d 100644
--- a/reference/conanfile/methods.rst
+++ b/reference/conanfile/methods.rst
@@ -1470,7 +1470,8 @@ self.folders
 - **self.folders.source** (Defaulted to ""): Specifies a subfolder where the sources are. The ``self.source_folder`` attribute and
   the *current working directory* inside the ``source(self)`` method will be set with this subfolder. It is used in the cache when running
   :command:`conan create` (relative to the cache source folder) as well as in a local folder when running :command:`conan source`
-  (relative to the local current folder).
+  (relative to the local current folder). Note: Both the `export_sources`, `exports` and `scm` sources will be copied to the root source
+  directory, being the **self.folders.source** variable the way to describe if the fetched sources are still in a subfolder.
 
 - **self.folders.build** (Defaulted to ""): Specifies a subfolder where the files from the build are. The ``self.build_folder`` attribute and
   the *current working directory* inside the ``build(self)`` method will be set with this subfolder. It is used in the cache when running