diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 3499b78a20..773eb88fdf 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -1348,6 +1348,11 @@
                 <para>
                     The software support you want in your distribution for
                     various features.
+                    You define your distribution features in the distribution
+                    configuration file.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
                     In most cases, the presence or absence of a feature in
                     <filename>DISTRO_FEATURES</filename> is translated to the
                     appropriate option supplied to the configure script