diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
index bc8a12b858..1f617dc6a2 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
@@ -578,8 +578,15 @@
      Resolving deltas: 100% (272761/272761), done.
      Checking connectivity... done.
                     </literallayout>
-                    Once the repository is created, you can change to that
-                    directory and check its status and list its branches:
+                    Unless you specify a specific development branch or
+                    tag name, Git clones the "master" branch, which results
+                    in a snapshot of the latest development changes for
+                    "master".</para>
+
+                    <para>Once the repository is created, you can change to
+                    that directory and check its status.
+                    Here, the single "master" branch exists on your system
+                    and by default, it is checked out:
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ cd ~/poky
      $ git status
@@ -592,8 +599,6 @@
                     Your local repository of poky is identical to the
                     upstream poky repository at the time from which it was
                     cloned.
-                    By default, Git creates the "master" branch and checks
-                    it out.
                     </para></listitem>
             </orderedlist>
         </para>