diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 8650efabd9..4eca15c274 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@
                     By default, this directory is the same as the <link linkend='var-S'><filename>S</filename></link>
                     directory, which is defined as:
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     S = "${WORKDIR}/${BP}/"
+     S = "${WORKDIR}/${BP}"
                     </literallayout>
                 </para>