diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
index af1475fb4..47c41c5b7 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
@@ -2225,7 +2225,7 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
 
       The practical effect of the previous assignment is that all files
       installed by bar will be available in the appropriate staging sysroot,
-      given by the :term:`STAGING_DIR* <STAGING_DIR>` variables, by the time
+      given by the :term:`STAGING_DIR* <STAGING_DIR_HOST>` variables, by the time
       the :ref:`ref-tasks-configure` task for ``foo`` runs. This mechanism is
       implemented by having :ref:`ref-tasks-configure` depend on the
       :ref:`ref-tasks-populate_sysroot` task of each recipe listed in
