diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
index 3ffff3f15a..f3e44c2137 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
@@ -577,9 +577,8 @@
             at the time you created your local branch, which could be
             different than the files at the time of a similarly named release.
             In other words, creating and checking out a local branch based on the 
-            <filename>&DISTRO_NAME;</filename> branch name is not the same as creating and 
-            checking out a local branch based on the <filename>&DISTRO_NAME;-&DISTRO;</filename>
-            release.
+            <filename>&DISTRO_NAME;</filename> branch name is not the same as 
+            cloning and checking out the <filename>master</filename> branch.
             Keep reading to see how you create a local snapshot of a Yocto Project Release.
         </para>