diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 0973292621..cff5911312 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -3005,7 +3005,7 @@
                     task.
                     This location defaults to:
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     ${<link linkend='var-WORKDIR'>WORKDIR</link>}/image
+     ${WORKDIR}/image
                     </literallayout>
                     <note><title>Caution</title>
                         Tasks that read from or write to this directory should