diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
index 43f7431995..936db2178f 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
@@ -3698,6 +3698,20 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
       - mips
       - mipsel
 
+   :term:`HOST_AS_ARCH`
+      Specifies architecture-specific assembler flags.
+
+      Default initialization for :term:`HOST_AS_ARCH` varies depending on what
+      is being built:
+
+      -  :term:`TARGET_AS_ARCH` when building for the
+         target
+
+      -  :term:`BUILD_AS_ARCH` when building for the build host (i.e.
+         ``-native``)
+
+      -  :term:`SDK_AS_ARCH` when building for an SDK (i.e. ``nativesdk-``)
+
    :term:`HOST_CC_ARCH`
       Specifies architecture-specific compiler flags that are passed to the
       C compiler.
@@ -3714,6 +3728,19 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
       -  ``BUILDSDK_CC_ARCH`` when building for an SDK (i.e.
          ``nativesdk-``)
 
+   :term:`HOST_LD_ARCH`
+      Specifies architecture-specific linker flags.
+
+      Default initialization for :term:`HOST_LD_ARCH` varies depending on what
+      is being built:
+
+      -  :term:`TARGET_LD_ARCH` when building for the target
+
+      -  :term:`BUILD_LD_ARCH` when building for the build host (i.e.
+         ``-native``)
+
+      -  :term:`SDK_LD_ARCH` when building for an SDK (i.e. ``nativesdk-``)
+
    :term:`HOST_OS`
       Specifies the name of the target operating system, which is normally
       the same as the :term:`TARGET_OS`. The variable can