diff --git a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.xlc.feature/feature.properties b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.xlc.feature/feature.properties
index b593d006aaa..0db9d3c06af 100644
--- a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.xlc.feature/feature.properties
+++ b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.xlc.feature/feature.properties
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ providerName=Eclipse.org
 updateSiteName=Eclipse CDT Update Site
 
 # "description" property - description of the feature
-description=Support for IBM's XL C/C++ compilers.
+description=Support for the IBM XL C/C++ compilers.
 
 # copyright
 copyright=\