diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 4a7efdbeab..6f90c5cf3b 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -8334,6 +8334,27 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>
 
+        <glossentry id='var-SYSVINIT_ENABLED_GETTYS'><glossterm>SYSVINIT_ENABLED_GETTYS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When using
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#new-recipe-enabling-system-services'>SysVinit</ulink>,
+                    specifies a space-separated list of the virtual terminals
+                    that should be running a
+                    <ulink url='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getty_%28Unix%29'>getty</ulink>
+                    (allowing login), assuming
+                    <link linkend='var-USE_VT'><filename>USE_VT</filename></link>
+                    is not set to "0".
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The default value for
+                    <filename>SYSVINIT_ENABLED_GETTYS</filename> is "1"
+                    (i.e. only run a getty on the first virtual terminal).
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
     </glossdiv>
 
     <glossdiv id='var-glossary-t'><title>T</title>