diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 3447ab91f8..2ea1122e92 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
                     This increment minimizes the impact of layer ordering.</para>
                 <para>In order to ensure multiple <filename>.bbappend</filename> files can co-exist, 
                     <filename>PRINC</filename> should be self referencing.
-                    The variable defaults to 0.</para>
+                    This variable defaults to 0.</para>
                 <para>Following is an example that increments <filename>PR</filename> by two:
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      PRINC := "${@int(PRINC) + 2}"