diff --git a/doc/manual/src/glossary.md b/doc/manual/src/glossary.md
index d653a2ae4..f072f35e1 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/glossary.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/glossary.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     from some server.
 
   - [substituter]{#gloss-substituter}\
-    A *substituter* is a store other than `/nix/store` from which Nix will
+    A *substituter* is an additional store from which Nix will
     copy a store path instead of building it.  Nix will not copy a store
     path from a remote store unless one of the following is true: