diff --git a/README-prereq b/README-prereq
index 265161fa5e..66688dcf7c 100644
--- a/README-prereq
+++ b/README-prereq
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ set correctly by running this command:
   ./configure --prefix=$prefix
   make install
 
-coreutils uses XZ utils (successor to LZMA) to create
+This package uses XZ utils (successor to LZMA) to create
 a compressed distribution tarball.  Using this feature of Automake
 requires version 1.10a or newer, as well as the xz program itself.