diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml
index 6fc39d0b56..7f1ef8cd5d 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml
@@ -193,8 +193,7 @@
                 as a prefix, which simplifies a lot of the packaging code for
                 <filename>nativesdk</filename> recipes.
                 All custom <filename>nativesdk</filename> recipes, which are
-                relocatable packages for the native architecture as specified
-                in
+                relocatable packages that are native to
                 <link linkend='var-SDK_ARCH'><filename>SDK_ARCH</filename></link>,
                 and any references need to be updated to use
                 <filename>nativesdk-*</filename> instead of
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/technical-details.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/technical-details.xml
index e26994503b..4aa3c58309 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/technical-details.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/technical-details.xml
@@ -282,8 +282,10 @@
         the development tools (e.g., the
         <filename>gcc-cross-canadian</filename>),
         <filename>binutils-cross-canadian</filename>, and other
-        <filename>nativesdk-*</filename> tools you need to cross-compile and
-        test your software.
+        <filename>nativesdk-*</filename> tools,
+        which are tools native to the SDK (i.e. native to
+        <link linkend='var-SDK_ARCH'><filename>SDK_ARCH</filename></link>),
+        you need to cross-compile and test your software.
         The figure shows the commands you use to easily build out this
         toolchain.
         This cross-development toolchain is built to execute on the