diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 1221cab7ae..83706ab551 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -11675,7 +11675,7 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
 
         <glossentry id='var-SERIAL_CONSOLES_CHECK'><glossterm>SERIAL_CONSOLES_CHECK</glossterm>
             <info>
-                SERIAL_CONSOLES_CHECK[doc] = "Specifies serial consoles, which must be listed in SERIAL_CONSOLES, to check against /proc/console before enabling them using getty. Supported only by SysVinit."
+                SERIAL_CONSOLES_CHECK[doc] = "Selected SERIAL_CONSOLES to check against /proc/console before enabling using getty. Supported only by SysVinit."
             </info>
             <glossdef>
                 <para role="glossdeffirst">