diff --git a/chapter07/chroot.xml b/chapter07/chroot.xml
index 69bc6ce69..b8de03dc2 100644
--- a/chapter07/chroot.xml
+++ b/chapter07/chroot.xml
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@
 
   <para>From this point on, there is no need to use the
   <envar>LFS</envar> variable any more because all work will be restricted
-  to the LFS file system; the <command>chroot</command> command tells the Bash shell that
-  <filename class="directory">$LFS</filename> is now the root
-  (<filename class="directory">/</filename>) directory.</para>
+  to the LFS file system; the <command>chroot</command> command runs the
+  Bash shell with the root
+  (<filename class="directory">/</filename>) directory set to
+  <filename class='directory'>$LFS</filename>.</para>
 
   <para>Notice that <filename class="directory">/tools/bin</filename> is not
   in the <envar>PATH</envar>. This means that the cross toolchain will no longer be