diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index e53eaf9db6..315ec651dd 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -2486,8 +2486,8 @@
setuptools.bbclass
- The setuptools class supports extensions that use
- setuptools-based build systems making use of Python.
+ The setuptools class supports Python extensions
+ that use setuptools-based build systems making use of Python.
If your recipe uses these build systems, the recipe needs to
inherit the setuptools class.