diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index a6696a6ed1..a85014fc16 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -1360,8 +1360,8 @@
                     <listitem><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-EXTENDPE'><filename>EXTENDPE</filename></ulink>:
                         The epoch - (if
                         <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PE'><filename>PE</filename></ulink>
-                        is not specified, which is usually the case, then
-                        <filename>EXTENDPE</filename> is blank for most recipes)</listitem>
+                        is not specified, which is usually the case for most
+                        recipes, then <filename>EXTENDPE</filename> is blank)</listitem>
                     <listitem><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PV'><filename>PV</filename></ulink>:
                         The recipe version</listitem>
                     <listitem><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></ulink>: