diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 6fd953df6c..4e78c3e7f3 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -896,6 +896,27 @@
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>
 
+        <glossentry id='var-BUILDHISTORY_DIR'><glossterm>BUILDHISTORY_DIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-buildhistory'><filename>buildhistory</filename></link>
+                    class, specifies the directory in which build history
+                    information is kept.
+                    For more information on how the variable works, see the
+                    <filename>buildhistory.class</filename>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    By default, the <filename>buildhistory</filename> class
+                    sets the directory as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BUILDHISTORY_DIR ?= "${TOPDIR}/buildhistory"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
         <glossentry id='var-BUILDHISTORY_FEATURES'><glossterm>BUILDHISTORY_FEATURES</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
                 <para>