diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
index 633a233e65..be53c965ef 100644
--- a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
+++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
                 The resulting <filename>.config</filename> file is
                 located in
                 <filename>${</filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></ulink><filename>}</filename> under the
-                <filename>linux-${</filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-MACHINE'><filename>MACHINE</filename></ulink><filename>}-${<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-KTYPE'><filename>KTYPE</filename></ulink>}-build</filename> directory.
+                <filename>linux-${</filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PACKAGE_ARCH'><filename>PACKAGE_ARCH</filename></ulink><filename>}-${<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE'><filename>LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE</filename></ulink>}-build</filename> directory.
                 You can use the entire <filename>.config</filename> file as the
                 <filename>defconfig</filename> file as described in the
                 "<link linkend='changing-the-configuration'>Changing the Configuration</link>" section.