diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index cc23a89f03..a0fe8813d9 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@
                 package specified in the <filename>PACKAGES</filename>
                 statement.
                 <note>
-                    The <filename>inherit packages</filename> should be
+                    The <filename>inherit packagegroup</filename> line should be
                     located near the top of the recipe, certainly before
                     the <filename>PACKAGES</filename> statement.
                 </note>