diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/usingpoky.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/usingpoky.xml
index 6b3289ab08..c8407bb002 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/usingpoky.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/usingpoky.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         </para>
         <para>
             A useful BitBake option to consider is the <filename>-k</filename> or 
-            <filename>&dash;&dash;continue</filename> option.  
+            <filename>--continue</filename> option.  
             This option instructs BitBake to try and continue processing the job as much 
             as possible even after encountering an error.  When an error occurs the target that
             failed and those that depend on it cannot be remade.  However, when you use this