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diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/common.rst b/documentation/kernel-dev/common.rst
index dff8f504fd..3c8e0b74e9 100644
--- a/documentation/kernel-dev/common.rst
+++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/common.rst
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ append files, you can direct the OpenEmbedded build system to use a
 To specify an "in-tree" ``defconfig`` file, use the following statement
 form::
 
-   KBUILD_DEFCONFIG_KMACHINE ?= "defconfig_file"
+   KBUILD_DEFCONFIG:<machine> ?= "defconfig_file"
 
 Here is an example
 that assigns the :term:`KBUILD_DEFCONFIG` variable based on "raspberrypi2"