diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index d9d0915a86..9a47bcd335 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -16884,7 +16884,7 @@
      USERADD_PACKAGES = "${PN}"
                     </literallayout>
                     <note>
-                        If follows that if you are going to use the
+                        It follows that if you are going to use the
                         <filename>USERADD_PACKAGES</filename> variable,
                         you need to set one or more of the
                         <link linkend='var-USERADD_PARAM'><filename>USERADD_PARAM</filename></link>,