diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index 09b3161fb7..e2bf9fed99 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -567,6 +567,9 @@
         <link linkend='var-BBCLASSEXTEND'><filename>BBCLASSEXTEND</filename></link> variable. 
         When you do, the <link linkend='var-B'><filename>B</filename></link> variable must support the 
         recipe's ability to build variants in different working directories.
+        Most autotools-based recipes support separating these directories.
+        The Yocto Project defaults to using separate directories for <filename>gcc</filename>
+        and some kernel recipes.
         Alternatively, you can make sure that separate recipes exist that each 
         use the <filename>BBCLASSEXTEND</filename> variable to build each variant.
         The separate recipes can inherit a single target recipe.
diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 07715bea4e..fe1c63528c 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -76,8 +76,9 @@
                     </literallayout>
                     You can separate the source directory (<filename>S</filename>) and the directory pointed to 
                     by the <filename>B</filename> variable.
-                    In general, <filename>autotools</filename>, recipes such as <filename>gcc</filename>, 
-                    and some kernel recipes separate these directories by default.
+                    Most autotools-based recipes support separating these directories.
+                    The Yocto Project defaults to using separate directories for <filename>gcc</filename>
+                    and some kernel recipes.
                 </para>
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>