diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-tasks.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-tasks.xml
index 37dd0cfd60..d6f0051f16 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-tasks.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
         <para>
             The default behavior of this task is to run the
-            <filename>oe_runmake</filename> task if a makefile
+            <filename>oe_runmake</filename> function if a makefile
             (<filename>Makefile</filename>, <filename>makefile</filename>,
             or <filename>GNUmakefile</filename>) is found.
             If no such file is found, the <filename>do_compile</filename>