diff --git a/base/loading.jl b/base/loading.jl
index f55f75498d90e..18a8765d68480 100644
--- a/base/loading.jl
+++ b/base/loading.jl
@@ -254,6 +254,9 @@ locate_package(::Nothing) = nothing
 
 Return the path of `m.jl` file that was used to `import` module `m`,
 or `nothing` if `m` was not imported from a package.
+
+Use [`dirname`](@ref) to get the directory part and [`basename`](@ref)
+to get the file name part of the path.
 """
 function pathof(m::Module)
     pkgid = get(Base.module_keys, m, nothing)