1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-appendix-customizing.xml b/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-appendix-customizing.xml
index 0695707af3..e8a8b8cc9b 100644
--- a/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-appendix-customizing.xml
+++ b/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-appendix-customizing.xml
@@ -384,12 +384,15 @@
 
     <para>
         You can explicitly control whether or not to include the toolchain
-        when you build and SDK by setting the
+        when you build an SDK by setting the
         <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SDK_INCLUDE_TOOLCHAIN'><filename>SDK_INCLUDE_TOOLCHAIN</filename></ulink>
-        variable.
-        When you set this variable to "1", you cause the toolchain to be
-        included even when <filename>SDK_EXT_TYPE</filename> is set to
-        "minimal".
+        variable to "1".
+        In particular, it is useful to include the toolchain when you
+        have set <filename>SDK_EXT_TYPE</filename> to
+        "minimal", which by default, excludes the toolchain.
+        Also, it is helpful if you are building a small SDK for use with
+        an IDE, such as Eclipse, or some other tool where you do not want
+        to take extra steps to install a toolchain.
     </para>
 </section>
 </appendix>