diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index 844a58e35b..dba50850b3 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
     <title><filename>buildstats.bbclass</filename></title>
 
     <para>
-        The Build Stats (<filename>buildstats</filename>) class records
+        The <filename>buildstats</filename> class records
         performance statistics about each task executed during the build
         (e.g. elapsed time, CPU usage, and I/O usage).
     </para>