diff --git a/manpages/shorewall-interfaces.xml b/manpages/shorewall-interfaces.xml
index 5961d2d1c..c09355a2a 100644
--- a/manpages/shorewall-interfaces.xml
+++ b/manpages/shorewall-interfaces.xml
@@ -463,11 +463,11 @@ loc eth2 -
If specified, indicates that Shorewall should include
- rules that allow filtering traffic arriving on this interface
- back out that same interface. This option is also required
- when you have used a wildcard in the INTERFACE column if you
- want to allow traffic between the interfaces that match the
- wildcard.
+ rules that allow traffic arriving on this interface to be
+ routed back out that same interface. This option is also
+ required when you have used a wildcard in the INTERFACE column
+ if you want to allow traffic between the interfaces that match
+ the wildcard.
diff --git a/manpages6/shorewall6-interfaces.xml b/manpages6/shorewall6-interfaces.xml
index 1dab4b915..d0f59b07f 100644
--- a/manpages6/shorewall6-interfaces.xml
+++ b/manpages6/shorewall6-interfaces.xml
@@ -171,11 +171,11 @@ loc eth2 -
If specified, indicates that shorewall6 should include
- rules that allow filtering traffic arriving on this interface
- back out that same interface. This option is also required
- when you have used a wildcard in the INTERFACE column if you
- want to allow traffic between the interfaces that match the
- wildcard.
+ rules that allow traffic arriving on this interface to be
+ routed back out that same interface. This option is also
+ required when you have used a wildcard in the INTERFACE column
+ if you want to allow traffic between the interfaces that match
+ the wildcard.