diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
index c3722c9e9896..66439ff26e6d 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
@@ -158,14 +158,22 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
       original source, configured source, and so forth by employing the
       following variable flags (varflags)::
 
-         ARCHIVER_MODE[src] = "original"                   # Uses original (unpacked) source files.
-         ARCHIVER_MODE[src] = "patched"                    # Uses patched source files. This is the default.
-         ARCHIVER_MODE[src] = "configured"                 # Uses configured source files.
-         ARCHIVER_MODE[diff] = "1"                         # Uses patches between do_unpack and do_patch.
-         ARCHIVER_MODE[diff-exclude] ?= "<file> <file> ..."    # Lists files and directories to exclude from diff.
-         ARCHIVER_MODE[dumpdata] = "1"                     # Uses environment data.
-         ARCHIVER_MODE[recipe] = "1"                       # Uses recipe and include files.
-         ARCHIVER_MODE[srpm] = "1"                         # Uses RPM package files.
+         # Uses original (unpacked) source files.
+         ARCHIVER_MODE[src] = "original"
+         # Uses patched source files. This is the default.
+         ARCHIVER_MODE[src] = "patched"
+         # Uses configured source files.
+         ARCHIVER_MODE[src] = "configured"
+         # Uses patches between do_unpack and do_patch.
+         ARCHIVER_MODE[diff] = "1"
+         # Lists files and directories to exclude from diff.
+         ARCHIVER_MODE[diff-exclude] ?= "<file> <file> ..."
+         # Uses environment data.
+         ARCHIVER_MODE[dumpdata] = "1"
+         # Uses recipe and include files.
+         ARCHIVER_MODE[recipe] = "1"
+         # Uses RPM package files.
+         ARCHIVER_MODE[srpm] = "1"
 
       For information on how the variable works, see the
       ``meta/classes/archiver.bbclass`` file in :term:`OpenEmbedded-Core