diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
index 8260e84d20..6e07c8d1d0 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
@@ -1662,58 +1662,46 @@
 
         <para>
             The path to the work directory for the recipe
-            (<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></ulink>) depends
-            on the recipe name and the architecture of the target device.
-            For example, here is the work directory for recipes and resulting packages that are
-            not device-dependent:
+            (<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></ulink>)
+            is defined as follows:
             <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     ${TMPDIR}/work/${PACKAGE_ARCH}-poky-${TARGET_OS}/${PN}/${EXTENDPE}${PV}-${PR}
-            </literallayout>
-            Let's look at an example without variables.
-            Assuming a top-level <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>
-            named <filename>poky</filename>
-            and a default Build Directory of <filename>poky/build</filename>,
-            the following is the work directory for the <filename>acl</filename> recipe that
-            creates the <filename>acl</filename> package:
-            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     poky/build/tmp/work/i586-poky-linux/acl/2.2.51-r3/
+     ${TMPDIR}/work/${MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS}/${PN}/${EXTENDPE}${PV}-${PR}
             </literallayout>
+            The actual directory depends on several things:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></ulink>:
+                    The top-level build output directory</listitem>
+                <listitem><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS'><filename>MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS</filename></ulink>:
+                    The target system identifier</listitem>
+                <listitem><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></ulink>:
+                    The recipe name</listitem>
+                <listitem><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-EXTENDPE'><filename>EXTENDPE</filename></ulink>:
+                    The epoch - (if
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PE'><filename>PE</filename></ulink>
+                    is not specified, which is usually the case for most
+                    recipes, then <filename>EXTENDPE</filename> is blank)</listitem>
+                <listitem><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PV'><filename>PV</filename></ulink>:
+                    The recipe version</listitem>
+                <listitem><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></ulink>:
+                    The recipe revision</listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
         </para>
 
         <para>
-            If your resulting package is dependent on the target device,
-            the work directory varies slightly:
+            As an example, assume a Source Directory top-level folder
+            name <filename>poky</filename>, a default Build Directory at
+            <filename>poky/build</filename>, and a
+            <filename>qemux86-poky-linux</filename> machine target
+            system.
+            Furthermore, suppose your recipe is named
+            <filename>foo_1.3.0-r0.bb</filename>.
+            In this case, the work directory the build system uses to
+            build the package would be as follows:
             <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     ${TMPDIR}/work/${MACHINE}-poky-${TARGET_OS}/${PN}/${EXTENDPE}${PV}-${PR}
-            </literallayout>
-            Again, assuming top-level Source Directory named <filename>poky</filename>
-            and a default Build Directory of <filename>poky/build</filename>, the
-            following are the work and temporary source directories, respectively,
-            for the <filename>acl</filename> package that is being
-            built for a MIPS-based device:
-            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     poky/build/tmp/work/mips-poky-linux/acl/2.2.51-r2
-     poky/build/tmp/work/mips-poky-linux/acl/2.2.51-r2/acl-2.2.51
+     poky/build/tmp/work/qemux86-poky-linux/foo/1.3.0-r0
             </literallayout>
         </para>
 
-        <note>
-            To better understand how the OpenEmbedded build system resolves directories during the
-            build process, see the glossary entries for the
-            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></ulink>,
-            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></ulink>,
-            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-TOPDIR'><filename>TOPDIR</filename></ulink>,
-            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PACKAGE_ARCH'><filename>PACKAGE_ARCH</filename></ulink>,
-            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS'><filename>MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS</filename></ulink>,
-            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-TARGET_OS'><filename>TARGET_OS</filename></ulink>,
-            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></ulink>,
-            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PV'><filename>PV</filename></ulink>,
-            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-EXTENDPE'><filename>EXTENDPE</filename></ulink>,
-            and
-            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></ulink>
-            variables in the Yocto Project Reference Manual.
-        </note>
-
         <para>
             Now that you know where to locate the directory that has the temporary source code,
             you can use a Quilt or Git workflow to make your edits, test the changes,