diff --git a/doc/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION.md b/doc/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION.md
index f10e2f4c94..b12d75af9c 100644
--- a/doc/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION.md
+++ b/doc/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ These configuration snippets shall be Unix-style text files (i.e. line separatio
 kernel. This also shall be a path relative to the $BOOT directory. This
 key is optional. Example: `6a9857a393724b7a981ebb5b8495b9ea/3.8.0-2.fc19.armv7hl/tegra20-paz00.dtb`
 * `fdt` is an alias for `devicetree`
-* `devicetreedir` refers to a directory, where the bootloader loads a binary device tree file from, to use when executing the kernel. This also shall be a path relative to the $BOOT directory. This key is optional. Example: `6a9857a393724b7a981ebb5b8495b9ea/devicetree/`
+* `devicetreedir` refers to a directory, where the bootloader automatically chooses a binary device tree file from, to use when executing the kernel. This also shall be a path relative to the $BOOT directory. This key is optional. Example: `6a9857a393724b7a981ebb5b8495b9ea/devicetree/`
 * `fdtdir` is an alias for `devicetreedir` 
 
 Each configuration drop-in snippet must include at least a `linux` or an `efi` key, and is otherwise not valid. Here's an example for a complete drop-in file: