diff --git a/general/sysutils/hal.xml b/general/sysutils/hal.xml
index 2b5689e7e3..4fcca6c5a5 100644
--- a/general/sysutils/hal.xml
+++ b/general/sysutils/hal.xml
@@ -407,8 +407,8 @@ EOF</userinput></screen>
 &lt;!--
 This file is used to set custom options to the HAL policy settings.
 The default policy settings are defined in files contained in the
-/usr/share/hal/fdi/policy directories. User defined customizations
-should be in files contained in the /etc/hal/fdi/policy directories.
+/usr/share/hal/fdi/policy subdirectories. User defined customizations
+should be in files contained in the /etc/hal/fdi/policy directory.
 --&gt;
 
 &lt;deviceinfo version="0.2"&gt;