diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/wic.rst b/documentation/dev-manual/wic.rst
index ef8c530c2..5fc7759f8 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/wic.rst
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/wic.rst
@@ -82,15 +82,16 @@ system needs to meet the following requirements:
    using Wic, the current version of Wic requires the artifacts in the
    form generated by the OpenEmbedded build system.
 
--  Include "wic" as part of the
-   :term:`IMAGE_FSTYPES`
-   variable.
+-  Include "wic" as part of the :term:`IMAGE_FSTYPES` variable (from a
+   :term:`configuration file` or in the image recipe).
 
 -  Include the name of the :ref:`wic kickstart file <openembedded-kickstart-wks-reference>`
    as part of the :term:`WKS_FILE` variable. If multiple candidate files can
    be provided by different layers, specify all the possible names through the
    :term:`WKS_FILES` variable instead.
 
+   These assignments are typically made in a machine :term:`configuration file`.
+
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