diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index f47e09122d..92950020d6 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -1599,7 +1599,7 @@
     <title><filename>native.bbclass</filename></title>
 
     <para>
-        The native (<filename>native</filename>) class provides common
+        The <filename>native</filename> class provides common
         functionality for recipes that wish to build tools to run on the build
         host (i.e. tools that use the compiler or other tools from the
         build host).