diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index dee7206018..18d7b258aa 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -3166,8 +3166,8 @@
                     A suitable GDB cross-binary is required that runs on your host computer but
                     also knows about the the ABI of the remote target.
                     You can get this binary from the meta-toolchain.
-                    Here is an example where the toolchain resides in the
-                    default directory <filename>/opt/poky/1.4/sysroots</filename>:
+                    Here is an example where the toolchain has been installed
+                    in the default directory <filename>/opt/poky/1.4</filename>:
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      /opt/poky/1.4/sysroots/i686-pokysdk-linux/usr/bin/armv7a-vfp-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi/arm-poky-linux-gnueabi-gdb
                     </literallayout>