diff --git a/build_system/usage.txt b/build_system/usage.txt
index 6d3b3a13d6e755a2966581b5835091a2005da307..f652599447bcfa59f00a1384ed32cbaf2db85735 100644
--- a/build_system/usage.txt
+++ b/build_system/usage.txt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ REQUIREMENTS:
     * Rustup: By default rustup is used to install the right nightly version. If you don't want to
       use rustup, you can manually install the nightly version indicated by rust-toolchain.toml and
       point the CARGO, RUSTC and RUSTDOC env vars to the right executables.
-    * Git: `./y.sh prepare` uses git for applying patches and on Windows for downloading test repos.
+    * Git: Git is used for applying patches and on Windows for downloading test repos.
     * Curl and tar (non-Windows only): Used by `./y.sh prepare` to download a single commit for
       repos. Git will be used to clone the whole repo when using Windows.
     * [Hyperfine](https://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine/): Used for benchmarking with `./y.sh bench`.