diff --git a/reference/conanfile/attributes.rst b/reference/conanfile/attributes.rst
index fd3e1994324b..d05a626b43b5 100644
--- a/reference/conanfile/attributes.rst
+++ b/reference/conanfile/attributes.rst
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ recipe or the package, then it is possible to exclude them from the check with t
 configuration, which is a list of patterns (fnmatch) to exclude.
 
 
+.. _upload_policy_attribute:
 
 upload_policy
 -------------
diff --git a/reference/tools/gnu/pkgconfig.rst b/reference/tools/gnu/pkgconfig.rst
index f21c877f052f..43bcdb350728 100644
--- a/reference/tools/gnu/pkgconfig.rst
+++ b/reference/tools/gnu/pkgconfig.rst
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ However, ``PkgConfig`` will invoke the ``pkg-config`` executable to extract the
 The ``pkg-config`` executable must be available in the system path for this case, otherwise, it will fail when installing the consumed package.
 
 
-Using pkg-config from Conan package instead of system
------------------------------------------------------
+Using pkg-config from Conan tool_requires instead of system
+-----------------------------------------------------------
 
 .. include:: ../../../common/experimental_warning.inc
 
-In case of not having ``pkg-config`` available in the system, it is possible to use the ``pkg-config`` executable provided by a Conan package:
+In case of not having ``pkg-config`` available in the system, it is possible to use the ``pkg-config`` executable provided by Conan ``tool_requires`` instead.:
 
 .. code-block:: python
 
@@ -80,9 +80,12 @@ when consuming the package.
 
 .. warning::
 
-    It's not recommended to use this approach when creating a "system" package recipe, as the packaged information may not be compatible with the host system,
+    It's forbidden to upload or reuse this approach when creating a package, as the information may not be compatible with the host system,
     resulting in errors when consuming the package.
 
+    When using this approach for wrapping system packages, it is recommended to use ``upload_policy = "skip"``
+    (see :ref:`upload_policy_attribute`) in the package recipe to avoid uploading the package.
+
 Reference
 ---------