diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index a6df64586b..be84722d5a 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -556,7 +556,8 @@ Core layer for images cannot be removed
                     <link linkend='var-SPECIAL_PKGSUFFIX'><filename>SPECIAL_PKGSUFFIX</filename></link> variable.
                     The exact list of prefixes removed is specified by the
                     <link linkend='var-MLPREFIX'><filename>MLPREFIX</filename></link> variable.
-                    Prefixes are removed for multilib and nativesdk cases.</para>
+                    Prefixes are removed for <filename>multilib</filename>
+                    and <filename>nativesdk</filename> cases.</para>
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>