diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index f7be670405..8a428278ff 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -264,6 +264,18 @@
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>
 
+        <glossentry id='var-BP'><glossterm>BP</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>The base recipe name and version but without any special 
+                    package name suffix (i.e. <filename>-native</filename>, <filename>lib64-</filename>,
+                    and so forth).
+                    <filename>BP</filename> is comprised of the following:
+                    <literallayout class="monospaced">
+     ${BPN}-${PV}
+                    </literallayout></para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
         <glossentry id='var-BPN'><glossterm>BPN</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
                 <para>Bare name of package with any suffixes like -cross -native removed.</para>