diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index be84722d5a..d3e417954c 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ Core layer for images cannot be removed
                     <link linkend='structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link>
                     script by passing in a Build Directory path when you run the
                     script.
-                    If you run the script and do not pass a Build Directory
+                    If you run the script and do not provide a Build Directory
                     path, the <filename>BUILDDIR</filename> defaults to
                     <filename>build</filename> in the current directory.
                 </para>