diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0c13a6f..0f3cf11 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ install: $(BINS) $(LIBEXECS)
 	@echo '    # setcap CAP_NET_RAW=ep $(LIBEXECDIR)/ethermess-backend'
 	@echo
 	@echo 'ethermess-backend needs to be able to create a raw ethernet packet socket, which'
-	@echo 'is a privileged operation. CAP_NET_RAW allows it to be done without root'
-	@echo 'privileges.'
+	@echo 'is a privileged operation. CAP_NET_RAW allows it to do so without needing to run'
+	@echo 'with root privileges.'
 	@echo '--------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
 
 uninstall: