diff --git a/docs/manual/CoreTypes/dirset.html b/docs/manual/CoreTypes/dirset.html
index a28379c9f..061adef08 100644
--- a/docs/manual/CoreTypes/dirset.html
+++ b/docs/manual/CoreTypes/dirset.html
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ a PatternSet that can be referenced in other
   <patternset refid="non.test.classes"/>
 </dirset>
 </pre></blockquote>
-<p>Groups all files in directory <code>${debug_build.dir}</code>, using the
-same patterns as the above example.</p>
+<p>Groups all directories in directory <code>${debug_build.dir}</code>,
+using the same patterns as the above example.</p>
 
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