diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
index 3356d8be68..7bc7dd93f9 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
@@ -464,8 +464,8 @@
                     </para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para>
                     <emphasis>Have Enough Free Memory:</emphasis>
-                    You should have at least 50 Gbytes of free disk space
-                    for building images.
+                    Your system should have at least 50 Gbytes of free disk
+                    space for building images.
                     </para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para>
                     <emphasis>Meet Minimal Version Requirements:</emphasis>
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@
                 <listitem><para>
                     <emphasis>Install Development Host Packages:</emphasis>
                     Required development host packages vary depending on your
-                    build machine and what you want to do with the Yocto
+                    build host and what you want to do with the Yocto
                     Project.
                     Collectively, the number of required packages is large
                     if you want to be able to cover all cases.</para>