diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index f5ec3edfec..c1c1242f50 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@
copyleft_compliance.bbclass
- The Copyleft Compliance (copyleft_compliance) class
+ The copyleft_compliance class
preserves source code for the purposes of license compliance.
This class is an alternative to the archive*
classes and is still used by some users even though it has been