diff --git a/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml b/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
index d898875940..66c6f04146 100644
--- a/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
+++ b/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
@@ -476,8 +476,9 @@
              By default, the target architecture for the build is <filename>qemux86</filename>,
              which produces an image that can be used in the QEMU emulator and is targeted at an
              <trademark class='registered'>Intel</trademark> 32-bit based architecture.
-             To change this default, edit the value of the <filename>MACHINE</filename> variable
-             in the configuration file before launching the build.
+             To change this default, edit the value of the
+             <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-MACHINE'><filename>MACHINE</filename></ulink>
+             variable in the configuration file before launching the build.
          </para>
 
          <para>