diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 96755bd096..b61d17c2c1 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -6071,7 +6071,8 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
                 <para>
                     Maps commonly used license names to their SPDX counterparts
                     found in <filename>meta/files/common-licenses/</filename>.
-                    For <filename>SPDXLICENSEMAP</filename> flag names, see the
+                    For the default <filename>SPDXLICENSEMAP</filename>
+                    mappings, see the
                     <filename>meta/conf/licenses.conf</filename> file.
                 </para>