diff --git a/aio/content/guide/i18n.md b/aio/content/guide/i18n.md
index 0516ec2e8ea9b..4115255cb5997 100644
--- a/aio/content/guide/i18n.md
+++ b/aio/content/guide/i18n.md
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ Open a terminal window at the root of the app project and run the CLI command `x
   ng xi18n
 </code-example>
 
-By default, the command creates a file named `messages.xlf` in your `src/` folder.
+By default, the command creates a file named `messages.xlf` in your project's root directory.
 
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