diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
index 876595b3cb..5f06741741 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
       Specifies each additional separate configuration when you are
       building targets with multiple configurations. Use this variable in
       your ``conf/local.conf`` configuration file. Specify a
-      multiconfigname for each configuration file you are using. For
+      multiconfig name for each configuration file you are using. For
       example, the following line specifies three configuration files::
 
          BBMULTICONFIG = "configA configB configC"