diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
index 286e2a5ae2..465d9ca701 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
@@ -339,7 +339,8 @@
                 Then, you use Git again to clone a copy of that bare clone.  
                 This copy represents the directory structure on your host system that is particular
                 to the kernel you want.  
-                These are the files you actually modify to change the kernel.
+                The files in the copy of the bare clone are the files you actually modify 
+                to change the kernel.
                 See the <link linkend='local-kernel-files'>Yocto Project Kernel</link> item earlier
                 in this manual for an example of how to set up the kernel source directory
                 structure on your host system.