diff --git a/Shorewall/Samples/three-interfaces/stoppedrules b/Shorewall/Samples/three-interfaces/stoppedrules
index 17e09d60a..12c960137 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Samples/three-interfaces/stoppedrules
+++ b/Shorewall/Samples/three-interfaces/stoppedrules
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # For information about entries in this file, type "man shorewall-stoppedrules"
 ###############################################################################
-#TARGET		SOURCE		DEST		PROTO	DEST		SOURCE
+#ACTION		SOURCE		DEST		PROTO	DEST		SOURCE
 #							PORT(S)		PORT(S)
 ACCEPT		eth1		-
 ACCEPT		-		eth1
diff --git a/Shorewall/Samples/two-interfaces/stoppedrules b/Shorewall/Samples/two-interfaces/stoppedrules
index 016cd5596..2097f7204 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Samples/two-interfaces/stoppedrules
+++ b/Shorewall/Samples/two-interfaces/stoppedrules
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # For information about entries in this file, type "man shorewall-stoppedrules"
 ###############################################################################
-#TARGET		SOURCE		DEST		PROTO	DEST		SOURCE
+#ACTION		SOURCE		DEST		PROTO	DEST		SOURCE
 #							PORT(S)		PORT(S)
 ACCEPT		eth1		-
 ACCEPT		-		eth1
diff --git a/Shorewall/configfiles/stoppedrules b/Shorewall/configfiles/stoppedrules
index 929facdd8..bc02061ad 100644
--- a/Shorewall/configfiles/stoppedrules
+++ b/Shorewall/configfiles/stoppedrules
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
 # information.
 #
 ###############################################################################
-#TARGET		SOURCE			DEST		PROTO	DEST	SOURCE
+#ACTION		SOURCE			DEST		PROTO	DEST	SOURCE
 #								PORT(S)	PORT(S)
diff --git a/Shorewall6/Samples6/three-interfaces/stoppedrules b/Shorewall6/Samples6/three-interfaces/stoppedrules
index 96da7129a..200d7c0de 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/Samples6/three-interfaces/stoppedrules
+++ b/Shorewall6/Samples6/three-interfaces/stoppedrules
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # For information about entries in this file, type "man shorewall-stoppedrules"
 ###############################################################################
-#TARGET		SOURCE		DEST		PROTO	DEST		SOURCE
+#ACTION		SOURCE		DEST		PROTO	DEST		SOURCE
 #							PORT(S)		PORT(S)
 ACCEPT		eth1		-
 ACCEPT		-		eth1
diff --git a/Shorewall6/Samples6/two-interfaces/stoppedrules b/Shorewall6/Samples6/two-interfaces/stoppedrules
index 2492f0733..99c0279a8 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/Samples6/two-interfaces/stoppedrules
+++ b/Shorewall6/Samples6/two-interfaces/stoppedrules
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # For information about entries in this file, type "man shorewall-stoppedrules"
 ###############################################################################
-#TARGET		SOURCE		DEST		PROTO	DEST		SOURCE
+#ACTION		SOURCE		DEST		PROTO	DEST		SOURCE
 #							PORT(S)		PORT(S)
 ACCEPT		eth1		-
 ACCEPT		-		eth1
diff --git a/Shorewall6/configfiles/stoppedrules b/Shorewall6/configfiles/stoppedrules
index 1a54da2d4..ad0d42baa 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/configfiles/stoppedrules
+++ b/Shorewall6/configfiles/stoppedrules
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
 # information.
 #
 ###############################################################################
-#TARGET		SOURCE			DEST		PROTO	DEST	SOURCE
+#ACTION		SOURCE			DEST		PROTO	DEST	SOURCE
 #								PORT(S)	PORT(S)