diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 163d1c02c9..0e64b0aae0 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -484,8 +484,8 @@
         <glossentry id='var-DISTRO_FEATURES'><glossterm>DISTRO_FEATURES</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
                 <para>The features enabled for the distribution.
-                    For a list of valid features, see the
-                    "<link linkend='ref-features-distro'>Distro</link>"
+                    For a list of features supported by the Yocto Project as shipped,
+                    see the "<link linkend='ref-features-distro'>Distro</link>"
                     section.
                 </para>
             </glossdef>
@@ -1620,8 +1620,8 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
             <glossdef>
                 <para>Specifies the list of hardware features the 
                     <link linkend='var-MACHINE'>MACHINE</link> supports.
-                    For a list of valid features you can provide, see the 
-                    "<link linkend='ref-features-machine'>Machine</link>" section.</para>
+                    For a list of features supported by the Yocto Project as shipped, 
+                    see the "<link linkend='ref-features-machine'>Machine</link>" section.</para>
             </glossdef>
          </glossentry>