diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
index d430170850..946b6c82fe 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
             controlling terminal.
             Future versions of BitBake will write the functions to files similar to the way
             shell tasks are handled.
-            Logging will be handled in way similar to shell tasks as well.
+            Logging will be handled in a way similar to shell tasks as well.
         </para>
 
         <para>