diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Add a symlink as the global configuration
     sudo ln -s /mnt/home/simon/nixos/machines/nunotaba/configuration.nix /mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix
 
 Generate hardware configuration and link it to the installation system
-(required because of absolute paths)
+(symlinking required because of absolute paths)
 
     sudo nixos-generate-config --root /mnt/
     sudo ln -s /mnt/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix /etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix