2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/faq.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/faq.xml
index 0a64147523..249a28d8f4 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/faq.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/faq.xml
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@
                  any network accesses to anything other than the PREMIRROR would fail.
              </para>
              <para>
-                 Poky also honors the standard environment variables 
+                 Poky also honors the standard shell environment variables 
                  <filename>http_proxy</filename>, <filename>ftp_proxy</filename>, 
                  <filename>https_proxy</filename>, and <filename>all_proxy</filename>
                  to redirect requests through proxy servers.
diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
index e8a5dc60ab..fa8c624c1c 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
             The first thing BitBake does is look for the <filename>bitbake.conf</filename> file.
             The Yocto Project keeps this file in the Yocto Project file's <filename>meta/conf/</filename>
             directory.
-            BitBake finds it by examining the <filename>BBPATH</filename> environment 
+            BitBake finds it by examining its <filename>BBPATH</filename> environment 
             variable and looking for the <filename>meta/conf/</filename> 
             directory.
         </para>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
             and the machine configuration file 
             (set by the 
             <filename><link linkend='var-MACHINE'>MACHINE</link></filename> variable).  
-            The <filename>DISTRO</filename> and <filename>MACHINE</filename> environment 
+            The <filename>DISTRO</filename> and <filename>MACHINE</filename> BitBake environment 
             variables are both usually set in 
             the <filename>local.conf</filename> file. 
             Valid distribution