diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index fb991fa4cb..362fce1916 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -3317,6 +3317,10 @@
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      COMPATIBLE_MACHINE = '(qemux86|qemumips)'
                 </literallayout>
+                For more information on <filename>defconfig</filename> files,
+                see the
+                "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_KERNEL_DEV_URL;#changing-the-configuration'>Changing the Configuration</ulink>"
+                section in the Yocto Project Linux Kernel Development Manual.
             </para>
         </section>