diff --git a/theories/proofmode/modalities.v b/theories/proofmode/modalities.v
index 36e54a347087d5a31943bfafc85d788ac80826d0..b5b9bcc0a361cbe88704f343ce1a7956a8559676 100644
--- a/theories/proofmode/modalities.v
+++ b/theories/proofmode/modalities.v
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ instantiated with a variety of modalities.
 
 For the purpose of MoSeL, a modality is a mapping of propositions
 `M : PROP1 → PROP2` (where `PROP1` and `PROP2` are BI-algebras, although usually
-it is the same algebra) that is monotone and distributes over finite products.
-Specifically, the following rules have to be satisfied:
+it is the same algebra) that is monotone and distributes over separating
+conjunction. Specifically, the following rules have to be satisfied:
 
       P ⊢ Q        emp ⊢ M emp
     ----------