diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
index 2ea472bcc5..0bb204ab16 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
@@ -519,8 +519,11 @@
                         <note><title>Warning</title>
                             Try to resist the temptation to directly edit an
                             existing <filename>.config</filename> file, which is
-                            found in the Build Directory at
-                            <filename>tmp/sysroots/<replaceable>machine-name</replaceable>/kernel</filename>.
+                            found in the Build Directory among the source code
+                            used for the build (e.g. see the bottom
+                            illustration in the
+                            "<link linkend='kernel-overview'>Kernel Overview</link>"
+                            section).
                             Doing so, can produce unexpected results when the
                             OpenEmbedded build system regenerates the configuration
                             file.