diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 598673fa18..d7fdfed657 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -3047,10 +3047,10 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
                     you want to select, and you should set to the
                     <link linkend='var-PV'><filename>PV</filename></link>
                     accordingly for precedence.
-                    You can use the "<filename>%</filename>" character as a wildcard
-                    to match any number of characters, which can be useful when
-                    specifying versions that contain long revision number that could
-                    potentially change.
+                    You can use the "<filename>%</filename>" character as a
+                    wildcard to match any number of characters, which can be
+                    useful when specifying versions that contain long revision
+                    numberS that could potentially change.
                     Here are two examples:
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      PREFERRED_VERSION_python = "2.6.6"