diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
index 62417d045c..984a330933 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
@@ -8893,8 +8893,7 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
       directory for the build host.
 
    :term:`STAGING_DIR`
-      Helps construct the ``recipe-sysroot*`` directories, which are used
-      during packaging.
+      Used for constructing directory trees used during staging.
 
       For information on how staging for recipe-specific sysroots occurs,
       see the :ref:`ref-tasks-populate_sysroot`