diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index 68a540d635..dca395fda4 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -1439,7 +1439,7 @@
     <title><filename>kernel-arch.bbclass</filename></title>
 
     <para>
-        The kernel architecture (<filename>kernel-arch</filename>) class
+        The <filename>kernel-arch</filename> class
         sets the <filename>ARCH</filename> environment variable for Linux
         kernel compilation (including modules).
     </para>