diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
index af5a97c780..eab563f3d0 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
@@ -547,7 +547,8 @@
                             </literallayout></para></listitem>
                     </itemizedlist>
                 </para></listitem>
-            <listitem><para><emphasis>Build System:</emphasis> In the context of the Yocto Project,
+            <listitem><para id='build-system-term'><emphasis>Build System:</emphasis>
+                In the context of the Yocto Project,
                 this term refers to the OpenEmbedded build system used by the project.
                 This build system is based on the project known as "Poky."
                 For some historical information about Poky, see the
diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
index e84f4355bd..d506abb70f 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
     <para>
         The Yocto Project is an open-source collaboration project focused on embedded Linux development.
         The project currently provides a build system that is
-        referred to as the OpenEmbedded build system in the Yocto Project documentation.
+        referred to as the
+        <link linkend='build-system-term'>OpenEmbedded build system</link>
+        in the Yocto Project documentation.
         The Yocto Project provides various ancillary tools for the embedded developer
         and also features the Sato reference User Interface, which is optimized for
         stylus driven, low-resolution screens.