diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 05e6f39ed5..444ed3db65 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -1087,6 +1087,19 @@
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>
 
+        <glossentry id='var-BUILDSDK_LDFLAGS'><glossterm>BUILDSDK_LDFLAGS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the flags to pass to the linker when building
+                    for the SDK.
+                    When building in the <filename>nativesdk-</filename>
+                    context,
+                    <link linkend='var-LDFLAGS'><filename>LDFLAGS</filename></link>
+                    is set to the value of this variable by default.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
         <glossentry id='var-BUILDSTATS_BASE'><glossterm>BUILDSTATS_BASE</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
                 <para>
@@ -4194,8 +4207,9 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
                             <filename>-native</filename>)
                             </para></listitem>
                         <listitem><para>
-                            <filename>BUILDSDK_LDFLAGS</filename> when building
-                            for an SDK (i.e. <filename>-nativesdk</filename>)
+                            <link linkend='var-BUILDSDK_LDFLAGS'><filename>BUILDSDK_LDFLAGS</filename></link>
+                            when building for an SDK (i.e.
+                            <filename>nativesdk-</filename>)
                             </para></listitem>
                     </itemizedlist>
                 </para>