diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 5c91fa6809..91eafcc0c4 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -3145,7 +3145,7 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
 
         <glossentry id='var-SSTATE_DIR'><glossterm>SSTATE_DIR</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
-                <para>The directory for the shared state.</para>
+                <para>The directory for the shared state cache.</para>
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>