diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-kernel-appendix.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-kernel-appendix.xml
index 9e5a4ff101..7ee0e706be 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-kernel-appendix.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-kernel-appendix.xml
@@ -522,9 +522,9 @@
                 in "<link linkend='modifying-the-kernel-source-code'>Modifying the Kernel Source
                 Code</link>" you should already have the Yocto Project files set up on your 
                 host machine.
-                If this is the case, go to then next section titled
+                If this is the case, go to the next section, which is titled
                 "<link linkend='examining-the-default-config-smp-behavior'>Examining the Default
-                <filename>CONFIG_SMP</filename> Behavior</link>" and continue with the 
+                <filename>CONFIG_SMP</filename> Behavior</link>", and continue with the 
                 example.
             </para>