diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/structure.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/structure.rst
index ff84b250b..6d5017f30 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/structure.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/structure.rst
@@ -868,7 +868,10 @@ layer.
 ---------------

 This directory contains common license files and several text files used
-by the build system. The text files contain minimal device information
+by the build system, as well as
+:ref:`Wic files <dev-manual/wic:creating partitioned images using wic>`
+that define the layouts of the images produced by the build.
+The text files contain minimal device information
 and lists of files and directories with known permissions.

 .. _structure-meta-lib: