diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 7f1e61a05b..a5e0c3ccb7 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -2238,16 +2238,19 @@
                 Once you set up these build parameters, they do not have to change unless you
                 change the target architecture of the machine you are building:
                 <itemizedlist>
-                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Build for the Correct Target Architecture:</emphasis> Your
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Build for the correct target architecture:</emphasis> Your
                         selected <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-MACHINE'><filename>MACHINE</filename></ulink>
-                        definition within the <filename>local.conf</filename> file in the Build Directory
+                        definition within the <filename>local.conf</filename> file in the 
+                        <link linkend='build-directory'>Build Directory</link>
                         specifies the target architecture used when building the Linux kernel.
                         By default, <filename>MACHINE</filename> is set to
                         <filename>qemux86</filename>, which specifies a 32-bit
                         <trademark class='registered'>Intel</trademark> Architecture
                         target machine suitable for the QEMU emulator.</para></listitem>
-                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Identify Your <filename>meta-mylayer</filename>
-                        Layer:</emphasis> The <filename>BBLAYERS</filename> variable in the
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Identify your <filename>meta-mylayer</filename>
+                        layer:</emphasis> The 
+                        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-BBLAYERS'><filename>BBLAYERS</filename></ulink>
+                        variable in the
                         <filename>bblayers.conf</filename> file found in the
                         <filename>poky/build/conf</filename> directory needs to have the path to your local
                         <filename>meta-mylayer</filename> layer.