diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 337c3f4397..85803ef89d 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -5808,7 +5808,7 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
 
         <glossentry id='var-LICENSE'><glossterm><imagedata fileref="figures/define-generic.png" />LICENSE</glossterm>
             <info>
-                LICENSE[doc] = "The list of source licenses for the recipe. The logical operators ampersand or '|' and parentheses can be used."
+                LICENSE[doc] = "The list of source licenses for the recipe. The logical operators &amp;, '|', and parentheses can be used."
             </info>
             <glossdef>
                 <para>