diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index b5a802f3b5..f47e09122d 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -1583,7 +1583,7 @@
     <title><filename>multilib*.bbclass</filename></title>
 
     <para>
-        The Multilib (<filename>multilib*</filename>) classes provide support
+        The <filename>multilib*</filename> classes provide support
         for building libraries with different target optimizations or target
         architectures and installing them side-by-side in the same image.
     </para>