diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 6b59b4183f..23fe492790 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -1835,8 +1835,10 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
         <glossentry id='var-LAYERVERSION'><glossterm>LAYERVERSION</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
                 <para>Optionally specifies the version of a layer as a single number.
-                    You can use this within <filename>LAYERDEPENDS</filename> for another layer in order to
-                    depend on a specific version of the layer.
+                    You can use this within
+                    <link linkend='var-LAYERDEPENDS'><filename>LAYERDEPENDS</filename></link>
+                    for another layer in order to depend on a specific version
+                    of the layer.
                     This variable is used in the <filename>conf/layer.conf</filename> file
                     and must be suffixed with the name of the specific layer (e.g.
                     <filename>LAYERVERSION_mylayer</filename>).</para>