diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 0bd12e4e19..bd7d3011a7 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -1478,8 +1478,12 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
             <glossdef>
                 <para>
                     Specifies the options to pass to <filename>update-rc.d</filename>.
-                    An example is <filename>start 99 5 2 . stop 20 0 1 6 .</filename>, which gives the script a
-                    runlevel of 99, starts the script in initlevels 2 and 5, and
+                    Here is an example:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     INITSCRIPT_PARAMS = "start 99 5 2 . stop 20 0 1 6 ."
+                    </literallayout>
+                    In this example, the script has a runlevel of 99,
+                    starts the script in initlevels 2 and 5, and
                     stops the script in levels 0, 1 and 6.
                 </para>
                 <para>