diff --git a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/common.rst b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/common.rst
index 0a1819c..690f611 100644
--- a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/common.rst
+++ b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/common.rst
@@ -66,19 +66,15 @@
       (i.e. ``poky``) have been cloned using Git and the local repository is named
       "poky".
 
-2. *Prepare Your local.conf File:* By default, the
-   :term:`MACHINE` variable is set to
-   "qemux86-64", which is fine if you are building for the QEMU emulator
-   in 64-bit mode. However, if you are not, you need to set the
+2. *Prepare Your local.conf File:* By default, the :term:`MACHINE` variable
+   is set to "qemux86-64", which is fine if you are building for the QEMU
+   emulator in 64-bit mode. However, if you are not, you need to set the
    :term:`MACHINE` variable appropriately in your ``conf/local.conf`` file
-   found in the
-   :term:`Build Directory` (i.e.
-   ``poky/build`` in this example).
+   found in the :term:`Build Directory` (i.e.  ``poky/build`` in this example).
 
    Also, since you are preparing to work on the kernel image, you need
-   to set the
-   :term:`MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS`
-   variable to include kernel modules.
+   to set the :term:`MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS` variable to include
+   kernel modules.
 
    In this example we wish to build for qemux86 so we must set the
    :term:`MACHINE` variable to "qemux86" and also add the "kernel-modules".
@@ -186,14 +182,11 @@
       (i.e. ``poky``) have been cloned using Git and the local repository is named
       "poky".
 
-2. *Prepare Your local.conf File:* By default, the
-   :term:`MACHINE` variable is set to
-   "qemux86-64", which is fine if you are building for the QEMU emulator
-   in 64-bit mode. However, if you are not, you need to set the
-   :term:`MACHINE` variable appropriately in your ``conf/local.conf`` file
-   found in the
-   :term:`Build Directory` (i.e.
-   ``poky/build`` in this example).
+2. *Prepare Your local.conf File:* By default, the :term:`MACHINE` variable is
+   set to "qemux86-64", which is fine if you are building for the QEMU emulator
+   in 64-bit mode. However, if you are not, you need to set the :term:`MACHINE`
+   variable appropriately in your ``conf/local.conf`` file found in the
+   :term:`Build Directory` (i.e.  ``poky/build`` in this example).
 
    Also, since you are preparing to work on the kernel image, you need
    to set the
@@ -836,8 +829,7 @@
 
 8. *Build the Image With Your Modified Kernel:* You can now build an
    image that includes your kernel patches. Execute the following
-   command from your
-   :term:`Build Directory` in the terminal
+   command from your :term:`Build Directory` in the terminal
    set up to run BitBake::
 
       $ cd poky/build
@@ -1057,9 +1049,8 @@
 environment, you must do the following:
 
 -  Because you launch ``menuconfig`` using BitBake, you must be sure to
-   set up your environment by running the
-   :ref:`structure-core-script` script found in
-   the :term:`Build Directory`.
+   set up your environment by running the :ref:`structure-core-script` script
+   found in the :term:`Build Directory`.
 
 -  You must be sure of the state of your build's configuration in the
    :term:`Source Directory`.
@@ -1111,10 +1102,10 @@
 Multi-Processing Support" and enter "N" to clear the asterisk. When you
 are finished, exit out and save the change.
 
-Saving the selections updates the ``.config`` configuration file. This
-is the file that the OpenEmbedded build system uses to configure the
-kernel during the build. You can find and examine this file in the Build
-Directory in ``tmp/work/``. The actual ``.config`` is located in the
+Saving the selections updates the ``.config`` configuration file. This is the
+file that the OpenEmbedded build system uses to configure the kernel during
+the build. You can find and examine this file in the :term:`Build Directory`
+in ``tmp/work/``. The actual ``.config`` is located in the
 area where the specific kernel is built. For example, if you were
 building a Linux Yocto kernel based on the ``linux-yocto-4.12`` kernel
 and you were building a QEMU image targeted for ``x86`` architecture,
diff --git a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/concepts-appx.rst b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/concepts-appx.rst
index 63c5124..6a2fe4b 100644
--- a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/concepts-appx.rst
+++ b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/concepts-appx.rst
@@ -319,8 +319,7 @@
 
 The following figure shows the temporary file structure created on your
 host system when you build the kernel using BitBake. This
-:term:`Build Directory` contains all the
-source files used during the build.
+:term:`Build Directory` contains all the source files used during the build.
 
 .. image:: figures/kernel-overview-2-generic.png
    :align: center
diff --git a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/intro.rst b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/intro.rst
index 4ff4dc7..267b7e7 100644
--- a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/intro.rst
+++ b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/intro.rst
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
 3. *Make Changes to the Kernel Source Code if applicable:* Modifying the
    kernel does not always mean directly changing source files. However,
    if you have to do this, you make the changes to the files in the
-   Yocto's Build Directory if you are using ``devtool``. For more
+   Yocto's :term:`Build Directory` if you are using ``devtool``. For more
    information, see the
    ":ref:`kernel-dev/common:using \`\`devtool\`\` to patch the kernel`"
    section.
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
    .. note::
 
       Try to resist the temptation to directly edit an existing ``.config``
-      file, which is found in the Build Directory among the source code
+      file, which is found in the :term:`Build Directory` among the source code
       used for the build. Doing so, can produce unexpected results when
       the OpenEmbedded build system regenerates the configuration file.
 
diff --git a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/maint-appx.rst b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/maint-appx.rst
index d968c85..6aa2fb7 100644
--- a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/maint-appx.rst
+++ b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/maint-appx.rst
@@ -229,6 +229,5 @@
 machine or BSP are now in the build tree directory. The files include
 the final ``.config`` file, all the ``.o`` files, the ``.a`` files, and
 so forth. Since each machine or BSP has its own separate
-:term:`Build Directory` in its own separate
-branch of the Git repository, you can easily switch between different
-builds.
+:term:`Build Directory` in its own separate branch of the Git repository,
+you can easily switch between different builds.