diff --git a/doc/emacs/msdos.texi b/doc/emacs/msdos.texi
index ceb203c1c77..9353f4b6e84 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/msdos.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/msdos.texi
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ users the freedom that every computer user deserves.  That is an
 injustice.  For your freedom's sake, we urge you to switch to a free
 operating system.
 
-  We support GNU Emacs on these proprietary operating systems because
-we hope this taste of freedom will inspire users to escape from them.
+  We support GNU Emacs on proprietary operating systems because we
+hope this taste of freedom will inspire users to escape from them.
 
   The behavior of Emacs on MS-Windows is reasonably similar to what is
 documented in the rest of the manual, including support for long file