diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index a07cada8e8..5ff05c8e7e 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -3260,17 +3260,19 @@
         <glossentry id='var-IMAGE_BOOT_FILES'><glossterm>IMAGE_BOOT_FILES</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
                 <para>
-                    Comma separated list of files that will be installed into
-                    boot partition when preparing an image. Source files By default the file
-                    is installed under the same name as source file. To change
-                    the destination name, separate it with &quot;;&quot;. Source files
-                    need to be located in
+                    A comma-separated list of files installed into the
+                    boot partition when preparing an image.
+                    By default, the files are installed under the same name as
+                    the source files.
+                    To change the installed name, separate it from the
+                    original name with a semi-colon (;).
+                    Source files need to be located in
                     <link linkend='var-DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE'><filename>DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE</filename></link>.
-                    Examples:
+                    Here are two examples:
 
                     <literallayout class="monospaced">
-     IMAGE_BOOT_FILES = "u-boot.img uImage:kernel"
-     IMAGE_BOOT_FILES = "u-boot.${UBOOT_SUFFIX} ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}""
+     IMAGE_BOOT_FILES = "u-boot.img uImage;kernel"
+     IMAGE_BOOT_FILES = "u-boot.${UBOOT_SUFFIX} ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}"
                     </literallayout></para>
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>