diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 8b1ffe9e1c..8573581caf 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -7272,7 +7272,7 @@ Gateways via their Web Interfaces</ulink>"</emphasis>
             <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-EXTERNALSRC_BUILD'><filename>EXTERNALSRC_BUILD</filename></ulink>
             to point to that directory:
             <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     EXTERNALSRC_BUILD_pn-myrecipe = "<replaceable>path-to-your-source-tree</replaceable>"
+     EXTERNALSRC_BUILD_pn-<replaceable>myrecipe</replaceable> = "<replaceable>path-to-your-source-tree</replaceable>"
             </literallayout>
         </para>
     </section>