diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml
index 435cc65c02..24ebc0f0a3 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml
@@ -1172,11 +1172,11 @@ Deinstalling ca_root_nss-3.15.1_1... done</screen>
 	  include <filename role="package">www/firefox</filename>,
 	  <filename role="package">security/gpgme</filename>, and
 	  <filename role="package">mail/sylpheed-claws</filename>.
-	  If the port has configurable options, it may pause
+	  If the port depends upon other ports which have configurable options, it may pause
 	  several times for user interaction as the default behavior
 	  is to prompt the user to select options from a menu.  To
 	  avoid this, run <command>make
-	    <maketarget>config-recursive</maketarget></command> to do
+	    <maketarget>config-recursive</maketarget></command> within the port skeleton to do
 	  this configuration in one batch.  Then, run <command>make
 	    <maketarget>install [clean]</maketarget></command> to
 	  compile and install the port.</para>