diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
index f82a4497cf..d430170850 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@
             consuming process, a cache is kept to speed up subsequent parsing.
             This cache is invalid if the timestamp of the <filename>.bb</filename>
             file itself changes, or if the timestamps of any of the include,
-            configuration or class files the <filename>.bb</filename>
-            file depends on changes.
+            configuration files or class files on which the
+            <filename>.bb</filename> file depends change.
         </para>
     </section>