diff --git a/doc/ci/parent_child_pipelines.md b/doc/ci/parent_child_pipelines.md
index b63b685c822e4f3f93b894ae2fa62f44ca051421..d088d0d7e4d3b9d704c87926c13aa642b5a8e285 100644
--- a/doc/ci/parent_child_pipelines.md
+++ b/doc/ci/parent_child_pipelines.md
@@ -178,4 +178,5 @@ possible to trigger another level of child pipelines.
 
 ## Pass variables to a child pipeline
 
-You can [pass variables to a downstream pipeline](multi_project_pipelines.md#passing-variables-to-a-downstream-pipeline).
+You can [pass variables to a downstream pipeline](multi_project_pipelines.md#passing-variables-to-a-downstream-pipeline)
+the same way as for multi-project pipelines.