diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-intro.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-intro.xml
index cc9b3e002c..d499d56bcb 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-intro.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-intro.xml
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
                     Project derives its build system (Poky) from and to which it contributes.</para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para><emphasis>
                     <ulink url='http://developer.berlios.de/projects/bitbake/'>
-                    BitBake</ulink>:</emphasis> The tool used by the OpenEmbedded build systm 
+                    BitBake</ulink>:</emphasis> The tool used by the OpenEmbedded build system 
                     to process project metadata.</para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para><emphasis>
                     <ulink url='&BITBAKE_DOCS_URL;'>