diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 8f3429ff08..ab7b27298f 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -1842,7 +1842,8 @@
                     When a recipe inherits the
                     <link linkend='ref-classes-scons'><filename>scons</filename></link>
                     class, this variable specifies additional configuration
-                    options you want to pass to the SCon command line.
+                    options you want to pass to the
+                    <filename>scons</filename> command line.
                 </para>
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>