diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 49d041bc94..4a85aa80f5 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -13194,14 +13194,14 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
                             </para></listitem>
                         <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>subdir</filename> -</emphasis> Places the file
                             (or extracts its contents) into the specified
-                            subdirectory of <link linkend='var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></link>
+                            subdirectory of <filename>WORKDIR</filename>
                             when the local (<filename>file://</filename>)
                             fetcher is used.
                             </para></listitem>
                         <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>localdir</filename> -</emphasis> Places the file
                             (or extracts its contents) into the specified
-                            subdirectory of <link linkend='var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></link>
-                            when the CVS fetcher is used.
+                            subdirectory of <filename>WORKDIR</filename> when
+                            the CVS fetcher is used.
                             </para></listitem>
                         <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>subpath</filename> -</emphasis>
                             Limits the checkout to a specific subpath of the