diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/technical-details.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/technical-details.xml
index fe076e5a88..9517bfb998 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/technical-details.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/technical-details.xml
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@
             that govern the OpenEmbedded build process.
             These files fall into several areas that define machine configuration options,
             distribution configuration options, compiler tuning options, general common configuration
-            options, and user configuration options (<filename>local.conf</filename>, which is found
+            options, and user configuration options in <filename>local.conf</filename>, which is found
             in the
-            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>).
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
         </para>
     </section>
 </section>