diff --git a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
index 94415a679c..5c34bfdca9 100644
--- a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
+++ b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
@@ -621,7 +621,8 @@
             </para>
 
             <para>
-                The <filename>FILESEXTRAPATHS</filename> variable is in boilerplate form in the
+                The <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-FILESEXTRAPATHS'><filename>FILESEXTRAPATHS</filename></ulink>
+                variable is in boilerplate form in the
                 previous example in order to make it easy to do that.
                 This variable must be in your layer or BitBake will not find the patches or
                 configurations even if you have them in your <filename>SRC_URI</filename>.
diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index ec744b472b..1f8dba4eb6 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -356,7 +356,8 @@
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></ulink>
                 within a <filename>.bbappend</filename> by extending the path BitBake uses to search for files.
                 The most reliable way to do this is by prepending the
-                <filename>FILESEXTRAPATHS</filename> variable.
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-FILESEXTRAPATHS'><filename>FILESEXTRAPATHS</filename></ulink>
+                variable.
                 For example, if you have your files in a directory that is named the same as your package
                 (<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></ulink>),
                 you can add this directory by adding the following to your <filename>.bbappend</filename> file:
@@ -1827,7 +1828,8 @@
 
      PRINC := "${@int(PRINC) + 1}"
                         </literallayout>
-                        The <filename>FILESEXTRAPATHS</filename> and <filename>SRC_URI</filename>
+                        The <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-FILESEXTRAPATHS'><filename>FILESEXTRAPATHS</filename></ulink>
+                        and <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></ulink>
                         statements enable the OpenEmbedded build system to find the patch file.
                         </para></listitem>
                     <listitem><para><emphasis>Put the patch file in your layer</emphasis>: