diff --git a/poky/documentation/ref-manual/tasks.rst b/poky/documentation/ref-manual/tasks.rst
index 001edf6..5bceb79 100644
--- a/poky/documentation/ref-manual/tasks.rst
+++ b/poky/documentation/ref-manual/tasks.rst
@@ -823,6 +823,5 @@
 After the kernel is unpacked but before it is patched, this task makes
 sure that the machine and metadata branches as specified by the
 :term:`SRCREV` variables actually exist on the specified
-branches. If these branches do not exist and
-:term:`AUTOREV` is not being used, the
+branches. Otherwise, if :term:`AUTOREV` is not being used, the
 ``do_validate_branches`` task fails during the build.