diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 3c8ed8249f..89d3fb7af7 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -4507,8 +4507,8 @@
                 <para role="glossdeffirst">
 <!--                <para role="glossdeffirst"><imagedata fileref="figures/define-generic.png" /> -->
                     Forces the removal of the packages listed in
-                    <link linkend='var-ROOTFS_RO_UNNEEDED'><filename>ROOTFS_RO_UNNEEDED</filename></link>
-                    during the generation of the root filesystem.
+                    <filename>ROOTFS_RO_UNNEEDED</filename> during the
+                    generation of the root filesystem.
                 </para>
 
                 <para>