diff --git a/chapter05/gcc-pass2.xml b/chapter05/gcc-pass2.xml
index f2cdb0bd5..ff31b3b4d 100644
--- a/chapter05/gcc-pass2.xml
+++ b/chapter05/gcc-pass2.xml
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@
     is run in order to fix potentially broken header files. As GCC-&gcc-version;
     and Glibc-&glibc-version; have already been installed at this point, and
     their respective header files are known to not require fixing, the
-    <command>fixincludes</command> script is not required. As mentioned
-    previously, the script may in fact pollute the build environment by
+    <command>fixincludes</command> script is not required. In fact, running
+    this script may actually pollute the build environment by
     installing fixed headers from the host system into GCC's private include
     directory. The running of the <command>fixincludes</command> script can
     be suppressed by issuing the following commands:</para>