diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 0287b910a0..0f8e0a44c4 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -254,13 +254,14 @@
 
         <glossentry id='var-APPEND'><glossterm>APPEND</glossterm>
             <info>
-                APPEND[doc] = "An override list of append strings for each LABEL."
+                APPEND[doc] = "An override list of append strings for target specified using LABELS."
             </info>
             <glossdef>
                 <para role="glossdeffirst">
 <!--                <para role="glossdeffirst"><imagedata fileref="figures/define-generic.png" /> -->
-                    An override list of append strings for each
-                    <link linkend='var-LABELS'><filename>LABEL</filename></link>.
+                    An override list of append strings for each target
+                    specified with
+                    <link linkend='var-LABELS'><filename>LABELS</filename></link>.
                 </para>
 
                 <para>