diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index cf08dbe0a7..d9f1136468 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -2293,15 +2293,11 @@
         <glossentry id='var-GTKIMMODULES_PACKAGES'><glossterm>GTKIMMODULES_PACKAGES</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
                 <para>
-                    Includes the packages that contain the GTK+ input
-                    method modules being installed when the modules are in
-                    packages other than the main package.
-                </para>
-
-                <para>
-                    See the
+                    For recipes that inherit the
                     <link linkend='ref-classes-gtk-immodules-cache'><filename>gtk-immodules-cache</filename></link>
-                    class for more information on how this variable is used.
+                    class, this variable includes the packages that contain the
+                    GTK+ input method modules being installed when the modules
+                    are in packages other than the main package.
                 </para>
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>