diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/images.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/images.rst
index 0e3351bb7b..31fb567687 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/images.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/images.rst
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ image you want.
    image::
 
            1. Comment out the EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES line
-           2. Set INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE = "GPL-3.0 LGPL-3.0 AGPL-3.0"
+           2. Set INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE = "GPL-3.0* LGPL-3.0* AGPL-3.0*"
 
 
 From within the ``poky`` Git repository, you can use the following
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
index c8b4a157d8..cd9eae7af2 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
@@ -3438,7 +3438,7 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
          This functionality is only regularly tested using the following
          setting::
 
-                 INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE = "GPL-3.0 LGPL-3.0 AGPL-3.0"
+                 INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE = "GPL-3.0* LGPL-3.0* AGPL-3.0*"
 
 
          Although you can use other settings, you might be required to