diff --git a/docs/traffic_shaping.xml b/docs/traffic_shaping.xml
index c15e56f92..1b6af054e 100644
--- a/docs/traffic_shaping.xml
+++ b/docs/traffic_shaping.xml
@@ -1203,12 +1203,12 @@ SAVE     0.0.0.0/0      0.0.0.0/0       all        -             -        -
       traffic based on the type of traffic. This gets really awkward when
       there are a large number of local IP addresses.</para>
 
-      <para>This section describes the Shorewall facility for handling that
-      issue. Note that it requires that you <ulink
-      url="Dynamic.html#xtables-addons">install xtables-addons</ulink>. So
-      before you try this facility, we suggest that first you add the
-      following OPTION to each external interface described in
-      /etc/shorewall/tcdevices:</para>
+      <para>This section describes the Shorewall facility for making this
+      configuration less tedious (and a lot more efficient). Note that it
+      requires that you <ulink url="Dynamic.html#xtables-addons">install
+      xtables-addons</ulink>. So before you try this facility, we suggest that
+      first you add the following OPTION to each external interface described
+      in /etc/shorewall/tcdevices:</para>
 
       <programlisting>flow=nfct-src</programlisting>