diff --git a/ChangeLog.d/c-build-helper-hostcc.txt b/ChangeLog.d/c-build-helper-hostcc.txt
index ebf77b3eb6..86182c3be5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.d/c-build-helper-hostcc.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.d/c-build-helper-hostcc.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 Features
    * Use HOSTCC (if it is set) when compiling C code during generation of the
-     generated files. This allows them to be generated when CC is set for
-     cross compilation.
+     configuration-independent files. This allows them to be generated when
+     CC is set for cross compilation.