diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 6329cc2f5a..0346092c98 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -3652,6 +3652,29 @@
+ FILES_SOLIBSDEV
+
+ FILES_SOLIBSDEV[doc] = "Defines the full path name of the development symbolic link (symlink) for shared libraries on the target platform."
+
+
+
+ Defines the file specification to match
+ SOLIBSDEV.
+ In other words, FILES_SOLIBSDEV
+ defines the full path name of the development symbolic link
+ (symlink) for shared libraries on the target platform.
+
+
+
+ The following statement from the
+ bitbake.conf shows how it is set:
+
+ FILES_SOLIBSDEV ?= "${base_libdir}/lib*${SOLIBSDEV} ${libdir}/lib*${SOLIBSDEV}"
+
+
+
+
+
FILESEXTRAPATHS
FILESEXTRAPATHS[doc] = "Extends the search path the OpenEmbedded build system uses when looking for files and patches as it processes recipes and append files."