diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index b6777747d5..615b373ebf 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@
         <glossentry id='var-AUTOREV'><glossterm>AUTOREV</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
                 <para>When <filename><link linkend='var-SRCREV'>SRCREV</link></filename>
-                    is set to the value of this variable, it specifies that the latest
-                    source revision in the repository should be used. Here is an example:
+                    is set to the value of this variable, it specifies to use the latest
+                    source revision in the repository.
+                    Here is an example:
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      SRCREV = "${AUTOREV}"
                     </literallayout>