diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
index 0a748c9187..c56418e2a2 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
@@ -560,6 +560,13 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
    :term:`BB_GENERATE_SHALLOW_TARBALLS`
       See :term:`bitbake:BB_GENERATE_SHALLOW_TARBALLS` in the BitBake manual.
 
+   :term:`BB_GIT_DEFAULT_DESTSUFFIX`
+      See :term:`bitbake:BB_GIT_DEFAULT_DESTSUFFIX` in the BitBake manual.
+
+      In :term:`OpenEmbedded-Core (OE-Core)`, this variable is set to
+      :term:`BP` by default in :oe_git:`bitbake.conf
+      </openembedded-core/tree/meta/conf/bitbake.conf>`.
+
    :term:`BB_GIT_SHALLOW`
       See :term:`bitbake:BB_GIT_SHALLOW` in the BitBake manual.