diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 750ee52831..5f8e04543b 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@
             <title>Layers</title>
 
             <para>
-                The Source Directory contains both general layers and BSP
+                The <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>
+                contains both general layers and BSP
                 layers right out of the box.
                 You can easily identify layers that ship with a
                 Yocto Project release in the Source Directory by their
@@ -65,9 +66,8 @@
                     It is not a requirement that a layer begins with the
                     string <filename>meta</filename>.
                 </note>
-                For example, when you set up the
-                <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>
-                structure, you will see several layers:
+                For example, when you set up the Source Directory structure,
+                you will see several layers:
                 <filename>meta</filename>, <filename>meta-hob</filename>,
                 <filename>meta-skeleton</filename>,
                 <filename>meta-yocto</filename>, and