diff --git a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml
index 1b9d800108..61daadea92 100644
--- a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml
+++ b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml
@@ -1234,6 +1234,8 @@
                     </para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para><emphasis>dirs:</emphasis>
                     Directories that should be created before the task runs.
+                    The last directory listed will be used as the work directory
+                    for the task.
                     </para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para><emphasis>lockfiles:</emphasis>
                      Specifies one or more lockfiles to lock while the task