diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
index 8c20a9a5c9..be1cf9903b 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
@@ -1793,7 +1793,7 @@
      $ bitbake -c compile -f <name_of_package>
                     </literallayout>
                     The <filename>-f</filename> or <filename>--force</filename>
-                    option forces re-execution of the specified task.
+                    option forces the specified task to execute.
                     If you find problems with your code, you can just keep editing and
                     re-testing iteratively until things work as expected.
                     <note>All the modifications you make to the temporary source code