diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
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--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
@@ -10085,8 +10085,8 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
       ":ref:`ref-classes-insane`" section.
 
    :term:`WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT`
-      Specifies the timeout in seconds used by the ``watchdog`` recipe and
-      also by ``systemd`` during reboot. The default is 60 seconds.
+      Specifies the timeout in seconds used by the ``watchdog-config`` recipe
+      and also by ``systemd`` during reboot. The default is 60 seconds.
 
    :term:`WIRELESS_DAEMON`
       For ``connman`` and ``packagegroup-base``, specifies the wireless