diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst
index 3af023895e..1b685370c4 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ which the OpenEmbedded build system places the generated objects built
 from the recipes. By default, the :term:`B` directory is set to the
 following, which is separate from the source directory (:term:`S`)::
 
-   ${WORKDIR}/${BPN}/{PV}/
+   ${WORKDIR}/${BPN}-{PV}/
 
 See these variables for more information:
 :term:`WORKDIR`, :term:`BPN`, and