diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/orm/jpa/EntityScan.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/orm/jpa/EntityScan.java
index a5c6cef09b..7921d876f8 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/orm/jpa/EntityScan.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/orm/jpa/EntityScan.java
@@ -43,8 +43,12 @@ import org.springframework.orm.jpa.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean;
  * annotation.
  *
  * @author Phillip Webb
- * @deprecated as of 1.4 in favor of explicit configuration or
- * {@code @org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.domain.EntityScan}
+ * @deprecated as of 1.4 in favor of
+ * {@code @org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.domain.EntityScan} or explicit
+ * configuration of the {@link LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean} (either
+ * {@link LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean#setPackagesToScan(String...) directly} or
+ * using the {@link EntityManagerFactoryBuilder.Builder#packages(Class...)
+ * EntityManagerFactoryBuilder}).
  */
 @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)