diff --git a/prologue/hostreqs.xml b/prologue/hostreqs.xml
index ab9ca4e31..a0a2db221 100644
--- a/prologue/hostreqs.xml
+++ b/prologue/hostreqs.xml
@@ -81,15 +81,15 @@
       isn't at least a 2.6.x version compiled with a 3.0 or later release of
       GCC.</para>
 
-      <para>If the host kernel is either 2.6.x, or it was not compiled using
-      a GCC-3.0 (or later) compiler, you will have to replace the kernel with
-      one adhering to the specifications. There are two methods you can take
-      to solve this. First, see if your Linux vendor provides a 2.6 kernel
-      package. If so, you may wish to install it. If your vendor doesn't offer
-      a 2.6 kernel package, or you would prefer not to install it, then you
-      can compile a 2.6 kernel yourself. Instructions for compiling the kernel
-      and configuring the boot loader (assuming the host uses GRUB) are located
-      in <xref linkend="chapter-bootable"/>.</para>
+      <para>If the host kernel is either earlier than 2.6.x, or it was not
+      compiled using a GCC-3.0 (or later) compiler, you will have to replace
+      the kernel with one adhering to the specifications. There are two methods
+      you can take to solve this. First, see if your Linux vendor provides a
+      2.6 kernel package. If so, you may wish to install it. If your vendor
+      doesn't offer a 2.6 kernel package, or you would prefer not to install it,
+      then you can compile a 2.6 kernel yourself. Instructions for compiling the
+      kernel and configuring the boot loader (assuming the host uses GRUB) are
+      located in <xref linkend="chapter-bootable"/>.</para>
     </listitem>
 
     <listitem>
diff --git a/prologue/prerequisites.xml b/prologue/prerequisites.xml
index c3adf54eb..32905f08f 100644
--- a/prologue/prerequisites.xml
+++ b/prologue/prerequisites.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
       <ulink url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Software-Building-HOWTO.html"/></para>
 
       <para>This is a comprehensive guide to building and installing
-      <quote>generic</quote> Unix software distributions under Linux.</para>
+      <quote>generic</quote> Unix software packages under Linux.</para>
     </listitem>
 
     <listitem>