diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 505568fb..5cd6bf9f 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -2609,7 +2609,7 @@ Eric Valette <eric.valette@free.fr>
  for adding handling of EnhancedAC3DescriptorTag
 
 Paul Menzel <paulepanter@users.sourceforge.net>
- for making include paths be added instead of overwriting INCLUDES in the Makefile
+ for making include paths not be overwritten in the Makefile
 
 Radek Stastny <dedkus@gmail.com>
  for translating OSD texts to the Czech language
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index da0e6ff8..19492eec 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -6426,7 +6426,7 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   there is less than MIN_TS_PACKETS_FOR_FRAME_DETECTOR left (reported by Derek Kelly).
 - Added a note about not deleting cDeviceHook objects to device.h.
 - Added user defined key kUser0 (suggested by Ulf Kiener).
-- Include paths are now added instead of overwriting INCLUDES in the Makefile (thanks
+- Include paths are no longer overwritten in the Makefile (thanks
   to Paul Menzel).
 - The various modulation types are now taken into account when selecting a device for
   a recording or live viewing, so that devices that provide more capabilities are