diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ee6565b07f..6fffa58a9b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-systemd System and Session Manager
+systemd System and Service Manager
 
 CHANGES WITH 39:
         * This is mostly a test release, but incorporates many
diff --git a/README b/README
index df5c4016dd..10cbc56208 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-systemd System and Session Manager
+systemd System and Service Manager
 
 DETAILS:
         http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/systemd.html