diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 7c931b8f37..7bebacdce9 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -422,7 +422,9 @@
 
         <glossentry id='var-BBFILE_PATTERN'><glossterm>BBFILE_PATTERN</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
-                <para>Variable that expands to match files from <filename>BBFILES</filename> in a particular layer.
+                <para>Variable that expands to match files from
+                    <link linkend='var-BBFILES'><filename>BBFILES</filename></link>
+                    in a particular layer.
                     This variable is used in the <filename>conf/layer.conf</filename> file and must
                     be suffixed with the name of the specific layer (e.g.
                     <filename>BBFILE_PATTERN_emenlow</filename>).</para>