diff --git a/ports/nrf/Makefile b/ports/nrf/Makefile
index 1a475bcac6..eb3e78786a 100644
--- a/ports/nrf/Makefile
+++ b/ports/nrf/Makefile
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ endif
 # qstr definitions (must come before including py.mk)
 QSTR_DEFS = qstrdefsport.h $(BUILD)/pins_qstr.h
 
-FROZEN_MPY_DIR = freeze
-
 # include py core make definitions
 include ../../py/py.mk
 
diff --git a/ports/nrf/README.md b/ports/nrf/README.md
index d1c292e7d0..839211d2c4 100644
--- a/ports/nrf/README.md
+++ b/ports/nrf/README.md
@@ -72,6 +72,20 @@ The **make sd** will trigger a flash of the bluetooth stack before that applicat
 
 Note: further tuning of features to include in bluetooth or even setting up the device to use REPL over Bluetooth can be configured in the `bluetooth_conf.h`.
 
+## Compile with frozen modules
+
+Frozen modules are Python modules compiled to bytecode and added to the firmware
+image, as part of MicroPython. They can be imported as usual, using the `import`
+statement. The advantage is that frozen modules use a lot less RAM as the
+bytecode is stored in flash, not in RAM like when importing from a filesystem.
+Also, frozen modules are available even when no filesystem is present to import
+from.
+
+To use frozen modules, put them in a directory (e.g. `freeze/`) and supply
+`make` with the given directory. For example:
+
+     make BOARD=pca10040 FROZEN_MPY_DIR=freeze
+
 ## Target Boards and Make Flags
 
 Target Board (BOARD) | Bluetooth Stack (SD)    | Bluetooth Support      | Flash Util