diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index cfb1b8d3d1..bb1a3d0c7e 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -5930,8 +5930,7 @@
                     variable.
                     </para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para>
-                    Set the
-                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAIN'><filename>EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAIN</filename></ulink>
+                    Set the <filename>EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAIN</filename>
                     variable in your <filename>local.conf</filename> file
                     to the location in which you installed the toolchain.
                     </para></listitem>