diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
index 0b31de0c60..83d5db3f6e 100644
--- a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
+++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
@@ -716,10 +716,9 @@ to the Yocto Project Development Manual, section 5.7.3 Creating the Patch.
                             that your new recipe supports.
                             For example, to support the <filename>qemux86</filename>
                             and <filename>qemux86-64</filename> machines, use
-                            the following form with your layer name as the
-                            override:
+                            the following form:
                             <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_yourmachine = "qemux86|qemux86-64"
+     COMPATIBLE_MACHINE = "qemux86|qemux86-64"
                             </literallayout></para></listitem>
                     </itemizedlist></para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para>Provide further customizations to your recipe