diff --git a/README b/README
index 10a937a76e..8d4ecbd5cc 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Setup:
 
   - The udev daemon should be started to handle device events sent by the kernel.
     During bootup, the kernel can be asked to send events for all already existing
-    devices, to apply the configuration to these devices. This is usually done by:
+    devices so that they too can be configured by udev. This is usually done by:
       /sbin/udevadm trigger --type=subsystems
       /sbin/udevadm trigger --type=devices