diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
index 0bb204ab16..b18285bd2d 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@
                                 extracts them.
                                 Providing the <replaceable>srctree</replaceable>
                                 argument instructs <filename>devtool</filename> where
-                                place the extracted source.</para>
+                                to place the extracted source.</para>
 
                                 <para>Within workspace, <filename>devtool</filename>
                                 creates an append file for the recipe.
diff --git a/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-extensible.xml b/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-extensible.xml
index 1496476be9..44cb94722f 100644
--- a/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-extensible.xml
+++ b/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-extensible.xml
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@
                                 extracts them.
                                 Providing the <replaceable>srctree</replaceable>
                                 argument instructs <filename>devtool</filename> where
-                                place the extracted source.</para>
+                                to place the extracted source.</para>
 
                                 <para>Within workspace, <filename>devtool</filename>
                                 creates an append file for the recipe.