diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-kernel-appendix.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-kernel-appendix.xml
index 710bab9825..b4b2087c22 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-kernel-appendix.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-kernel-appendix.xml
@@ -456,18 +456,21 @@
                     <listitem><para>Your environment should be set up since you previously sourced
                         the <filename>oe-init-build-env</filename> script.
                         If it isn't, source the script again from <filename>poky</filename>.
-                        </para></listitem>
-                    <listitem><para>Be sure old images are cleaned out by running the 
-                        <filename>cleanall</filename> BitBake task as follows:
                         <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ cd ~/poky
+     $ source oe-init-build-env
+                        </literallayout>
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para>Be sure old images are cleaned out by running the 
+                        <filename>cleanall</filename> BitBake task as follows from your build directory:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ bitbake -c cleanall linux-yocto
                         </literallayout></para>
                         <para><note>Never remove any files by hand from the <filename>tmp/deploy</filename>
                         directory insided the local Yocto Project files build directory.
                         Always use the BitBake <filename>cleanall</filename> task to clear
                         out previous builds.</note></para></listitem>
-                    <listitem><para>Build the kernel image using this command:
+                    <listitem><para>Next, build the kernel image using this command:
                         <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ bitbake -k core-image-minimal
                         </literallayout></para></listitem>