diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-bsp-appendix.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-bsp-appendix.xml
index 4cc348682c..e98b280240 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-bsp-appendix.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-bsp-appendix.xml
@@ -620,10 +620,9 @@
     </para>
 
     <para>
-        The appendix 
-        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-variables-glos'>
-        Reference: Variables Glossary</ulink> in the Yocto Project Reference Manual has more information 
-         on configuration variables.
+        The  
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-variables-glos'>Variables Glossary</ulink> chapter in the 
+        Yocto Project Reference Manual has more information on configuration variables.
     </para>
 </section>
 
diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/introduction.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/introduction.xml
index 27ee6ec039..b616656406 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/introduction.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/introduction.xml
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@
                 This chapter describes mechanisms for creating distribution, machine, and image 
                 features during the build process using the OpenEmbedded build system.</para></listitem>
             <listitem><para><emphasis>
-                <link linkend='ref-variables-glos'>Reference: Variables Glossary</link>:</emphasis> 
-                This appendix presents most variables used by the OpenEmbedded build system, which
+                <link linkend='ref-variables-glos'>Variables Glossary</link>:</emphasis> 
+                This chapter presents most variables used by the OpenEmbedded build system, which
                 using BitBake.
                 Entries describe the function of the variable and how to apply them.
                 </para></listitem>
diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index aabe9e767c..f83844e0a7 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-<!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; ] >
 
 <!-- Dummy chapter -->
-<appendix id='ref-variables-glos'>
+<chapter id='ref-variables-glos'>
 
-<title>Reference: Variables Glossary</title>
+<title>Variables Glossary</title>
 
 <para>
-    This section lists common variables used in the OpenEmbedded build system and gives an overview
+    This chapter lists common variables used in the OpenEmbedded build system and gives an overview
     of their function and contents.
 </para>
 
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@
                     For additional information on how the build process gets source files
                     when working behind a firewall or proxy server, see the
                     "<link linkend='how-does-the-yocto-project-obtain-source-code-and-will-it-work-behind-my-firewall-or-proxy-server'>FAQ</link>"
-                    appendix.
+                    chapter.
                 </para>
             </glossdef>
 
@@ -1982,7 +1982,7 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/xorg-font-common.inc:INC_PR = "r2"
 <!--            </glossdiv>-->
 
 </glossary>
-</appendix>
+</chapter>
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