diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 098ff5e543..d4a2a696a4 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -8072,7 +8072,7 @@ types.}.  For the ESP, if you have one and assuming it is
 mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/sda2
 @end example
 
-Preferably, assign partitions a label so that you can easily and
+Preferably, assign file systems a label so that you can easily and
 reliably refer to them in @code{file-system} declarations (@pxref{File
 Systems}).  This is typically done using the @code{-L} option of
 @command{mkfs.ext4} and related commands.  So, assuming the target root
@@ -8097,9 +8097,9 @@ cryptsetup open --type luks /dev/sda1 my-partition
 mkfs.ext4 -L my-root /dev/mapper/my-partition
 @end example
 
-Once that is done, mount the target root partition under @file{/mnt}
+Once that is done, mount the target file system under @file{/mnt}
 with a command like (again, assuming @code{my-root} is the label of the
-root partition):
+root file system):
 
 @example
 mount LABEL=my-root /mnt