diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 61f374806d..36b167940a 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -7198,8 +7198,8 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
                     build system builds a recipe.
                     This directory is located within the
                     <link linkend='var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></link>
-                    directory structure and changes as different packages are
-                    built.
+                    directory structure and is specific to the recipe being
+                    built and the system for which it is being built.
                 </para>
 
                 <para>