diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
index 5f28b82fa8..35e7d8b080 100644
--- a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
+++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
@@ -502,8 +502,9 @@
                 you can make them permanent by generating patches and
                 applying them to the
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></ulink>
-                statement as described in section
-                "<link linkend='applying-patches'>Applying Patches</link>" section.
+                statement as described in the
+                "<link linkend='applying-patches'>Applying Patches</link>"
+                section.
                 If you are not familiar with generating patches, refer to the
                 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#creating-the-patch'>Creating the Patch</ulink>"
                 section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.