diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 85b3a4a8a2..933d2d3d57 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
                         has not already created a layer containing the Metadata
                         you need.
                         You can see the
-                        <ulink url='http://layers.openembedded.org/layerindex/layers/'><filename>OpenEmbedded Metadata Index</filename></ulink>
+                        <ulink url='http://layers.openembedded.org/layerindex/layers/'>OpenEmbedded Metadata Index</ulink>
                         for a list of layers from the OpenEmbedded community
                         that can be used in the Yocto Project.
                         You could find a layer that is identical or close to