diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
index 4d4b9d6188..f82a4497cf 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
     <title>BitBake</title>
 
     <para>
-        BitBake is a program written in Python that interprets the metadata used by the OpenEmbedded
-        build system.
+        BitBake is a program written in Python that interprets the
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#metadata'>Metadata</ulink> used by
+        the OpenEmbedded build system.
         At some point, developers wonder what actually happens when you enter:
         <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ bitbake core-image-sato