1 files changed, 10 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index d1a31a4bc9..a7d257b176 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -1359,28 +1359,25 @@
 
         <glossentry id='var-BPN'><glossterm>BPN</glossterm>
             <info>
-                BPN[doc] = "The bare name of the recipe. This variable is a version of the PN variable but removes common suffixes and prefixes."
+                BPN[doc] = "This variable is a version of the PN variable but removes common suffixes and prefixes."
             </info>
             <glossdef>
                 <para role="glossdeffirst">
 <!--                <para role="glossdeffirst"><imagedata fileref="figures/define-generic.png" /> -->
-                    The bare name of the recipe.
                     This variable is a version of the
                     <link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link>
-                    variable but removes common suffixes such as
-                    <filename>-native</filename> and
-                    <filename>-cross</filename> as well
-                    as removes common prefixes such as multilib's
+                    variable with common prefixes and suffixes
+                    removed, such as <filename>nativesdk-</filename>,
+                    <filename>-cross</filename>,
+                    <filename>-native</filename>, and multilib's
                     <filename>lib64-</filename> and
                     <filename>lib32-</filename>.
-                    The exact list of suffixes removed is specified by the
-                    <link linkend='var-SPECIAL_PKGSUFFIX'><filename>SPECIAL_PKGSUFFIX</filename></link>
-                    variable.
-                    The exact list of prefixes removed is specified by the
+                    The exact lists of prefixes and suffixes removed are
+                    specified by the
                     <link linkend='var-MLPREFIX'><filename>MLPREFIX</filename></link>
-                    variable.
-                    Prefixes are removed for <filename>multilib</filename>
-                    and <filename>nativesdk-</filename> cases.
+                    and
+                    <link linkend='var-SPECIAL_PKGSUFFIX'><filename>SPECIAL_PKGSUFFIX</filename></link>
+                    variables, respectively.
                 </para>
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>