diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index bba4edf396..86161ede5d 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -331,10 +331,9 @@
                 </para>
 
                 <para>
-                    Here is an example that adds an
-                    <filename>shlib</filename> provider named
-                    <filename>libEGL.so.1</filename> to the
-                    <filename>libegl-implementation</filename> package:
+                    Here is an example that adds a shared library named
+                    <filename>libEGL.so.1</filename> as being provided by
+                    the <filename>libegl-implementation</filename> package:
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      ASSUME_SHLIBS = "libEGL.so.1:libegl-implementation"
                     </literallayout>