diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/technical-details.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/technical-details.xml
index 1defc0fee9..a9c31c8b6e 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/technical-details.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/technical-details.xml
@@ -344,10 +344,10 @@
             uses:  "OEBasic" and "OEBasicHash".
             By default, there is a dummy "noop" signature handler enabled in BitBake.
             This means that behavior is unchanged from previous versions.
-            <filename>OE-Core</filename> uses the "OEBasic" signature handler by default
+            <filename>OE-Core</filename> uses the "OEBasicHash" signature handler by default
             through this setting in the <filename>bitbake.conf</filename> file:
             <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-  BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER ?= "OEBasic"
+  BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER ?= "OEBasicHash"
             </literallayout>
             The "OEBasicHash" <filename>BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER</filename> is the same as the
             "OEBasic" version but adds the task hash to the stamp files.