diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-tasks.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-tasks.xml
index 99e9f52b86..87ddb98278 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-tasks.xml
@@ -494,8 +494,11 @@
         <title><filename>do_prepare_recipe_sysroot</filename></title>
 
         <para>
-            Installs the files into the individual recipe work directories
-            (i.e. WORKDIR).
+            Installs the files into the individual recipe specific sysroots
+            (i.e.
+            <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></link><filename>}</filename>
+            based upon the dependencies specified by
+            <link linkend='var-DEPENDS'><filename>DEPENDS</filename></link>.
             See the
             "<link linkend='ref-classes-staging'><filename>staging</filename></link>"
             class for more information.