diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index a534ae3060..518dc2e3f6 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -7812,16 +7812,18 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
                     Depending on the type of recipe and the build target, the
                     recipe's value is as follows:
                     <itemizedlist>
-                        <listitem><para><emphasis>Recipes Building for the Target Machine</emphasis>:
-                           The value is "${STAGING_DIR}/${MACHINE}".
+                        <listitem><para>For recipes building for the target
+                           machine, the value is "${STAGING_DIR}/${MACHINE}".
                            </para></listitem>
-                        <listitem><para><emphasis>Native Recipes Building for the Build Host</emphasis>:
-                           The value is empty given the assumption that when
-                           building for the build host, the build host's own
-                           directories should be used.
+                        <listitem><para>For <filename>native</filename>
+                           recipes building
+                           for the build host, the value is empty given the
+                           assumption that when building for the build host,
+                           the build host's own directories should be used.
                            </para></listitem>
-                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>nativesdk</filename> Recipes that Build for the SDK</emphasis>:
-                           The value is "${STAGING_DIR}/${MULTIMACH_HOST_SYS}".
+                        <listitem><para>For <filename>nativesdk</filename>
+                           recipes that Build for the SDK, the value is
+                           "${STAGING_DIR}/${MULTIMACH_HOST_SYS}".
                            </para></listitem>
                     </itemizedlist>
                 </para>