diff --git a/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-extensible.xml b/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-extensible.xml
index 82f123be71..1309cd0c4c 100644
--- a/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-extensible.xml
+++ b/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-extensible.xml
@@ -1015,8 +1015,8 @@
         <title>A Closer Look at <filename>devtool add</filename></title>
 
         <para>
-            The <filename>devtool add</filename> command automatically creates a
-            recipe based on the source tree with which you provide it.
+            The <filename>devtool add</filename> command automatically creates
+            a recipe based on the source tree you provide with the command.
             Currently, the command has support for the following:
             <itemizedlist>
                 <listitem><para>
@@ -1062,8 +1062,8 @@
                 In most cases, you need to edit the automatically generated
                 recipe in order to make it build properly.
                 Typically, you would go through several edit and build cycles
-                until you can build the recipe.
-                Once the recipe can be built, you could use possible further
+                until the recipe successfully builds.
+                Once the recipe builds, you could use possible further
                 iterations to test the recipe on the target device.
             </note>
         </para>