diff --git a/Shorewall2/interfaces b/Shorewall2/interfaces
index 9c27c2aca..90979407f 100644
--- a/Shorewall2/interfaces
+++ b/Shorewall2/interfaces
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #
 #	BROADCAST	The broadcast address for the subnetwork to which the
 #			interface belongs. For P-T-P interfaces, this
-#			column is left black.If the interface has multiple
+#			column is left blank.If the interface has multiple
 #			addresses on multiple subnets then list the broadcast
 #			addresses as a comma-separated list.
 #