diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/usingpoky.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/usingpoky.xml
index ab983d803e..3478c0ee43 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/usingpoky.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/usingpoky.xml
@@ -278,10 +278,12 @@
     <section id='usingpoky-debugging-variables'>
         <title>Variables</title>
         <para>
-            The <filename>-e</filename> option dumps the resulting environment for
-            either the configuration (no package specified) or for a
-            specific package when specified; or <filename>-b recipename</filename>
-            to show the environment from parsing a single recipe file only.
+            You can use the <filename>-e</filename> BitBake option to 
+            display the resulting environment for a configuration 
+            when you do not specify a package or for a specific package when 
+            you do specify the package.
+            If you want to show the environment resulting from parsing a single
+            recipe, use the <filename>-b recipename</filename> form.
         </para>
     </section>