diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/introduction.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/introduction.xml
index 3d0ae54dea..a2c6899c77 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/introduction.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/introduction.xml
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#poky'>Poky</ulink> Git repository.
                 </para></listitem>
             <listitem><para><emphasis>
-                <link linkend='ref-bitbake'>Reference: BitBake</link>:</emphasis> 
-                This appendix provides an overview of the BitBake tool and its role within 
+                <link linkend='ref-bitbake'>BitBake</link>:</emphasis> 
+                This chapter provides an overview of the BitBake tool and its role within 
                 the Yocto Project.</para></listitem>
             <listitem><para><emphasis>
                 <link linkend='ref-classes'>Reference: Classes</link>:</emphasis> 
diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
index 46dc8a73d4..f230b54ba5 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<!DOCTYPE appendix PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
 "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"
 [<!ENTITY % poky SYSTEM "../poky.ent"> %poky; ] >
 
-<appendix id='ref-bitbake'>
+<chapter id='ref-bitbake'>
 
-    <title>Reference: BitBake</title>
+    <title>BitBake</title>
 
     <para>
         BitBake is a program written in Python that interprets the metadata used by the OpenEmbedded
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     </para>
    
     <para>
-        This appendix provides an overview of what happens behind the scenes from BitBake's perspective.
+        This chapter provides an overview of what happens behind the scenes from BitBake's perspective.
     </para>
 
     <note>
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ Options:
 
     </section>
 
-</appendix>
+</chapter>
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