diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
index c8b73015c5..187c82debc 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
@@ -523,8 +523,8 @@
                     branch based on a tag name, see the
                     "<link linkend='checking-out-by-branch-in-poky'>Checking Out By Branch in Poky</link>"
                     and
-                    <link linkend='checkout-out-by-tag-in-poky'>Checking Out By Tag in Poky</link>",
-                    respectively.</para>
+                    <link linkend='checkout-out-by-tag-in-poky'>Checking Out By Tag in Poky</link>"
+                    sections, respectively.</para>
 
                     <para>Once the repository is created, you can change to
                     that directory and check its status.