diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index c6ba45464c..bca44adf61 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -2901,8 +2901,11 @@
 
     <para>
         If a recipe needs the <filename>.la</filename> files to be installed,
-        then the recipe can be overridden by setting the
-        <filename>REMOVE_LIBTOOL_LA</filename> variable.
+        then the recipe can override the removal by setting
+        <filename>REMOVE_LIBTOOL_LA</filename> to "0" as follows:
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     REMOVE_LIBTOOL_LA = "0"
+        </literallayout>
         <note>
             The <filename>remove-libtool</filename> class is not enabled by
             default.