diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
index 1a16b9f0ce..99e7701acf 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
@@ -212,9 +212,10 @@
                 repository in the "Yocto Metadata Layers" area of the Yocto
                 Project Source Repositories at
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi'></ulink>.</para>
-                <para>To get started with the BSPs, you need to use
+                <para>Using
                 <link linkend='git'>Git</link> to create a local clone of the
-                upstream repository.
+                upstream repository can be helpful if you are working with
+                BSPs.
                 Typically, you set up the <filename>meta-intel</filename>
                 Git repository inside the Source Directory.
                 For example, the following transcript shows the steps to clone