diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index 30771a039..29a75c771 100644
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Beta 2
     (unoptimized). Similarly, if OPTIMIZE=9 then the ruleset displayed
     was the same as when OPTIMIZE=1.
 
-5)  Startup would previously fail on a system where module autoloading
+5)  Startup could previously fail on a system where module autoloading
     was not available and where TC_ENABLED=Simple was specified in
     shorewall.conf.