diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 5c1be64369..55eb6f1699 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -5457,9 +5457,9 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
                     By default, the value of this variable is set to
                     <link linkend='var-TUNE_PKGARCH'><filename>TUNE_PKGARCH</filename></link>
                     when building for the target,
-                    <link linkend='var-BUILD_ARCH'><filename>BUILD_ARCH</filename></link>
-                    when building for the build host and
-                    "${SDK_ARCH}-${SDKPKGSUFFIX}" when building for the SDK.
+                    <filename>BUILD_ARCH</filename> when building for the
+                    build host and "${SDK_ARCH}-${SDKPKGSUFFIX}" when building
+                    for the SDK.
                     However, if your recipe's output packages are built
                     specific to the target machine rather than general for
                     the architecture of the machine, you should set