diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml
index e4ed111fd2..c21eda03d2 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml
@@ -1216,9 +1216,9 @@ EndSection</programlisting>
           <application>XDM</application> controlled displays is called
           the X Display Manager Connection Protocol (XDMCP).  This file
           is a ruleset for controlling XDMCP connections from remote
-          machines.  By default, it allows any client to connect, but
-          that does not matter unless the <filename>xdm-config</filename>
-          is changed to listen for remote connections.</para>
+	  machines.  It's ignored unless the <filename>xdm-config</filename>
+	  is changed to listen for remote connections.  By default, it does
+	  not allow any clients to connect.</para>
       </sect3>
 
       <sect3>