diff --git a/C4/Reserves.pm b/C4/Reserves.pm
index e2633753c8..621e008454 100644
--- a/C4/Reserves.pm
+++ b/C4/Reserves.pm
@@ -442,10 +442,10 @@ sub CanItemBeReserved {
         return { status => 'tooManyReserves', limit => $rule->rule_value} if $total_holds_count >= $rule->rule_value;
     }
 
-    my $circ_control_branch =
-      C4::Circulation::_GetCircControlBranch( $item->unblessed(), $borrower );
+    my $reserves_control_branch =
+      GetReservesControlBranch( $item->unblessed(), $borrower );
     my $branchitemrule =
-      C4::Circulation::GetBranchItemRule( $circ_control_branch, $item->itype ); # FIXME Should not be item->effective_itemtype?
+      C4::Circulation::GetBranchItemRule( $reserves_control_branch, $item->itype ); # FIXME Should not be item->effective_itemtype?
 
     if ( $branchitemrule->{holdallowed} == 0 ) {
         return { status => 'notReservable' };
@@ -1174,9 +1174,7 @@ sub IsAvailableForItemLevelRequest {
     my $patron = Koha::Patrons->find( $borrower->{borrowernumber} );
     my $item_object = Koha::Items->find( $item->{itemnumber } );
     my $itemtype = $item_object->effective_itemtype;
-    my $notforloan_per_itemtype
-      = $dbh->selectrow_array("SELECT notforloan FROM itemtypes WHERE itemtype = ?",
-                              undef, $itemtype);
+    my $notforloan_per_itemtype = Koha::ItemTypes->find($itemtype)->notforloan;
 
     return 0 if
         $notforloan_per_itemtype ||
@@ -1203,9 +1201,8 @@ sub IsAvailableForItemLevelRequest {
         my $any_available = 0;
 
         foreach my $i (@items) {
-
-            my $circ_control_branch = C4::Circulation::_GetCircControlBranch( $i->unblessed(), $borrower );
-            my $branchitemrule = C4::Circulation::GetBranchItemRule( $circ_control_branch, $i->itype );
+            my $reserves_control_branch = GetReservesControlBranch( $i->unblessed(), $borrower );
+            my $branchitemrule = C4::Circulation::GetBranchItemRule( $reserves_control_branch, $i->itype );
 
             $any_available = 1
               unless $i->itemlost
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/smart-rules.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/smart-rules.tt
index e41d59b655..4b60a4cc0c 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/smart-rules.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/smart-rules.tt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [% USE raw %]
 [% USE Asset %]
+[% USE Koha %]
 [% USE Branches %]
 [% USE Categories %]
 [% USE CirculationRules %]
@@ -687,7 +688,7 @@
             <li><strong>No holds allowed:</strong> No patron may put this book on hold.</li>
         </ul>
         <p><strong>Note: </strong>If the system preference 'AllowHoldPolicyOverride' is enabled, these policies can be overridden by your circulation staff.</br />
-            <strong>Important: </strong>The policies are based on the patron's home library, not the library where the hold is being placed.
+            <strong>Important: </strong>The policies are applied based on the ReservesControlBranch system preference which is set to <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/admin/preferences.pl?op=search&searchfield=ReservesControlBranch">[% Koha.Preference('ReservesControlBranch') %]</a>.
         </p>
 
         <form method="post" action="/cgi-bin/koha/admin/smart-rules.pl">