diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index 2250e0a259..b24cb8e107 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -1495,7 +1495,7 @@
     <title><filename>linux-kernel-base.bbclass</filename></title>
 
     <para>
-        The Linux kernel base (<filename>linux-kernel-base</filename>) class
+        The <filename>linux-kernel-base</filename> class
         provides common functionality for recipes that build out of the Linux
         kernel source tree.
         These builds goes beyond the kernel itself.