diff --git a/chapter07/kernfs.xml b/chapter07/kernfs.xml
index 4ec299708..1f72fecf2 100644
--- a/chapter07/kernfs.xml
+++ b/chapter07/kernfs.xml
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
       <filename class="directory">$LFS/dev</filename> directory is
       by bind mounting the host system's
       <filename class="directory">/dev</filename> directory. A bind mount is
-      a special type of mount that generates a duplicate copy of a
-      directory or mount point at some other location. Use the following
+      a special type of mount that makes a directory subtree or a file
+      visible at some other location. Use the following
       command to do this.</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>mount -v --bind /dev $LFS/dev</userinput></screen>