diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst b/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst
index d17775f654..50c571b103 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst
@@ -2563,7 +2563,7 @@ Recipe Syntax
 Understanding recipe file syntax is important for writing recipes. The
 following list overviews the basic items that make up a BitBake recipe
 file. For more complete BitBake syntax descriptions, see the
-":doc:`bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata`"
+":doc:`bitbake:bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata`"
 chapter of the BitBake User Manual.
 
 -  *Variable Assignments and Manipulations:* Variable assignments allow
@@ -2621,7 +2621,7 @@ chapter of the BitBake User Manual.
 This next list summarizes the most important and most commonly used
 parts of the recipe syntax. For more information on these parts of the
 syntax, you can reference the
-:doc:`bitbake:bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata` chapter
+":doc:`bitbake:bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata`" chapter
 in the BitBake User Manual.
 
 -  *Line Continuation (\\):* Use the backward slash (``\``) character to