diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index e44cdff83f..bfee2205cc 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -2551,7 +2551,9 @@
                 <filename>poky-tiny</filename>.
                 <note>
                     To use <filename>poky-tiny</filename> in your build,
-                    set the <filename>DISTRO</filename> variable in your
+                    set the 
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-DISTRO'><filename>DISTRO</filename></ulink>
+                    variable in your
                     <filename>local.conf</filename> file to "poky-tiny"
                     as described in the
                     "<link linkend='creating-your-own-distribution'>Creating Your Own Distribution</link>"
@@ -2563,7 +2565,7 @@
                 Understanding some memory concepts will help you reduce the
                 system size.
                 Memory consists of static, dynamic, and temporary memory.
-                Static memory is the TEXT (the code), DATA (initialized data
+                Static memory is the TEXT (code), DATA (initialized data
                 in the code), and BSS (uninitialized data) sections.
                 Dynamic memory contains memory that is allocated at runtime,
                 stacks, hash tables, and so forth.
@@ -2597,7 +2599,7 @@
                         of any missing configuration options.
                         The tool is ideal for allowing you to iterate on
                         configurations, create minimal configurations, and
-                        create a configuration files for different machines
+                        create configuration files for different machines
                         without having to duplicate your process.</para>
                         <para>The <filename>merge_config.sh</filename> script is
                         part of the Linux Yocto kernel Git repository in the