diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
index 984a330933..6b040a6d49 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
@@ -1638,7 +1638,7 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
          (set via :term:`RRECOMMENDS`) are always ignored.
 
    :term:`COMPONENTS_DIR`
-      Stores sysroot components for each recipe. The OpenEmbedded build
+      Stores sysroot components provided by each recipe. The OpenEmbedded build
       system uses :term:`COMPONENTS_DIR` when constructing recipe-specific
       sysroots for other recipes.