diff --git a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.xml b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.xml
index b5a793649c..c327af52a9 100644
--- a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.xml
+++ b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.xml
@@ -646,10 +646,10 @@
             <glossdef>
                 <para>
                     Contains the name of the currently executing task.
-                    The value does not include the "do_" prefix.
+                    The value includes the "do_" prefix.
                     For example, if the currently executing task is
                     <filename>do_config</filename>, the value is
-                    "config".
+                    "do_config".
                 </para>
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>