diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 582f528ca0..84c5295046 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -408,18 +408,20 @@
                 </para>
 
                 <para>
-                    If you use the previous statement to inherit the latest
+                    If you use the previous statement to retrieve the latest
                     version of software, you need to be sure
                     <link linkend='var-PV'><filename>PV</filename></link>
                     contains
                     <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-SRCPV'><filename>SRCPV</filename></link><filename>}</filename>.
-                    For example, suppose you have a kernel recipe that needs
-                    to inherit the latest kernel and you use the previous
-                    statement.
+                    For example, suppose you have a kernel recipe that
+                    inherits the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-kernel'>kernel</link> class
+                    and you use the previous statement.
                     In this example, <filename>${SRCPV}</filename> does not
-                    get into <filename>PV</filename>.
+                    automatically get into <filename>PV</filename>.
                     Consequently, you need to change <filename>PV</filename>
-                    so that it does contain <filename>${SRCPV}</filename>.
+                    in your recipe so that it does contain
+                    <filename>${SRCPV}</filename>.
                 </para>
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>