diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/development.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/development.xml
index cf396dff3d..46f3865996 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/development.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/development.xml
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
             still defined so you can use commands such as <filename>configure</filename> and 
             <filename>make</filename>. 
             The commands execute just as if the Yocto Project build system were executing them. 
-            Consequently, workng this way can be helpful when debugging a build or preparing 
+            Consequently, working this way can be helpful when debugging a build or preparing 
             software to be used with the Yocto Project build system.
         </para>