diff --git a/doc/emacs/package.texi b/doc/emacs/package.texi
index fd445805068..a98af7abdc1 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/package.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/package.texi
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ Package Files
@vindex package-user-dir
Once installed, the contents of a package are placed in a
subdirectory of @file{~/.emacs.d/elpa/} (you can change the name of
-that directory by changing the variable @code{package-user-dir}). The
+that directory by customising the variable @code{package-user-dir}). The
package subdirectory is named @file{@var{name}-@var{version}}, where
@var{name} is the package name and @var{version} is its version
string.
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