1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 1db35c6d7d..69a42542da 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -2017,7 +2017,7 @@
         <title>Creating Your Own Distribution</title>
 
         <para>
-            When you build a Linux Yocto image using the Yocto Project and
+            When you build an image using the Yocto Project and
             do not alter any distribution
             <link linkend='metadata'>Metadata</link>, you are creating a
             Poky distribution.
@@ -2093,7 +2093,9 @@
                     set your
                     <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-DISTRO'><filename>DISTRO</filename></ulink>
                     variable to point to your distribution's configuration file.
-                    Here is an example:
+                    For example, if your distribution's configuration file is
+                    named <filename>mydistro.conf</filename>, then you point
+                    to it as follows:
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      DISTRO = "mydistro"
                     </literallayout></para></listitem>