diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 3357920d8f..42feb919c1 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@
         <title>Adding a Package</title>
 
         <para>
-            To add a package you need to write a recipe for it.
+            To add a package, you need to write a recipe for it.
             Writing a recipe means creating a <filename>.bb</filename> file that sets some
             variables.
             For information on variables that are useful for recipes and for information about recipe naming