diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index a5d49e2f7c..57c6c1b76b 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@
     <title><filename>image-mklibs.bbclass</filename></title>
 
     <para>
-        The make libraries (<filename>mklibs</filename>) class
+        The <filename>mklibs</filename> class
         enables the use of the <filename>mklibs</filename> utility during the
         <filename>do_rootfs</filename> task, which optimizes the size of
         libraries contained in the image.