diff --git a/docs/deployment/pull-backup.rst b/docs/deployment/pull-backup.rst
index 0bc352906..2a03e1c71 100644
--- a/docs/deployment/pull-backup.rst
+++ b/docs/deployment/pull-backup.rst
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ completely in every aspect from such a backup.
     code from the client will be executed. Therefore, you should do this only when
     you fully trust the client.
 
+.. warning::
+
+    The SSHFS + chroot method requires that the backup server and the client
+    use the same CPU architecture (e.g. both x86_64), as binaries from the
+    client (like ``/bin/sh`` or the ``borg`` binary) are executed on the
+    backup server. If you have different architectures, use the :ref:`socat_method`
+    instead.
+
 .. warning::
 
     The chroot method was chosen to get the right user and group name-id
@@ -205,6 +213,8 @@ Note that in this scenario the tar format is the limiting factor – it cannot
 restore all the advanced features that BorgBackup supports. See
 :ref:`borg_export-tar` for limitations.
 
+.. _socat_method:
+
 socat
 =====