diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
index 5055048333..d4b8584a46 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
             <orderedlist>
                 <listitem><para>Tell BitBake to load what you want from the environment
                     into the data store. 
-                    You can do so through the <filename>BB_ENV_WHITELIST</filename>
+                    You can do so through the <filename>BB_ENV_EXTRAWHITE</filename>
                     variable.
                     For example, assume you want to prevent the build system from 
                     accessing your <filename>$HOME/.ccache</filename> directory.