diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
index 579a03537b..c1c2d6d703 100644
--- a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
+++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
@@ -948,12 +948,14 @@
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      KBUILD_DEFCONFIG_<replaceable>KMACHINE</replaceable> ?= <replaceable>defconfig_file</replaceable>
                 </literallayout>
-                Here is an example that appends the
-                <filename>KBUILD_DEFCONFIG</filename> variable with
-                "common-pc" and provides the path to the "in-tree"
-                <filename>defconfig</filename> file:
+                Here is an example that assigns the
+                <filename>KBUILD_DEFCONFIG</filename> variable based on
+                "raspberrypi2" and provides the path to the "in-tree"
+                <filename>defconfig</filename> file
+                to be used for a Raspberry Pi 2,
+                which is based on the Broadcom 2708/2709 chipset:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     KBUILD_DEFCONFIG_common-pc ?= "/home/scottrif/configfiles/my_defconfig_file"
+     KBUILD_DEFCONFIG_raspberrypi2 ?= "bcm2709_defconfig"
                 </literallayout>
             </para>