diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
index f1557aa396..ffcbe8b537 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
@@ -475,7 +475,8 @@
So, for example, a valid way to refer to a defect when creating a commit comment
would be [YOCTO 1011].
This convention becomes important if you are submitting patches against the Yocto Project
- code itself (see the next section “How to Submit a Change”).
+ code itself.
+ See the following section for more information.
Defects for Yocto Project fall into one of four classifications: Yocto Projects,
Infrastructure, Poky, and Yocto Metadata Layers.