diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 11a7065c4e..b932f8178b 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -1076,9 +1076,10 @@
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ bitbake-layers create-layer <replaceable>your_layer_name</replaceable>
                 </literallayout>
-                As an example, the following command adds a layer named
-                <filename>meta-scottrif</filename>:
+                As an example, the following command creates a layer named
+                <filename>meta-scottrif</filename> in your home directory:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ cd /usr/home
      $ bitbake-layers create-layer meta-scottrif
      NOTE: Starting bitbake server...
      Add your new layer with 'bitbake-layers add-layer meta-scottrif'