diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
index 784bf0b8f9..475149368b 100644
--- a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
+++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
@@ -488,10 +488,10 @@
                             The skeleton recipe provides an example
                             <filename>SRC_URI</filename> as a syntax reference.
                             </para></listitem>
-                        <listitem><para><filename>LINUX_VERSION</filename>:
+                        <listitem><para><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-LINUX_VERSION'><filename>LINUX_VERSION</filename></ulink>:
                             The Linux kernel version you are using (e.g.
                             "3.4").</para></listitem>
-                        <listitem><para><filename>LINUX_VERSION_EXTENSION</filename>:
+                        <listitem><para><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-LINUX_VERSION_EXTENSION'><filename>LINUX_VERSION_EXTENSION</filename></ulink>:
                             The Linux kernel <filename>CONFIG_LOCALVERSION</filename>
                             that is compiled into the resulting kernel and visible
                             through the <filename>uname</filename> command.
@@ -510,7 +510,8 @@
                             typically adequate.
                             It combines the <filename>LINUX_VERSION</filename>
                             with the Source Control Manager (SCM) revision
-                            as derived from the <filename>SRCPV</filename>
+                            as derived from the
+                            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SRCPV'><filename>SRCPV</filename></ulink>
                             variable.
                             The combined results are a string with
                             the following form: