diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 9102a1042a..3a79f42dd1 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@
             <title>Adding the Machine Configuration File</title>
 
             <para>
-                To add a machine configuration you need to add a <filename>.conf</filename> file
+                To add a machine configuration, you need to add a <filename>.conf</filename> file
                 with details of the device being added to the <filename>conf/machine/</filename> file.
                 The name of the file determines the name the OpenEmbedded build system
                 uses to reference the new machine.