diff --git a/README.linux b/README.linux
index 6431b34323aa24055cd078b94e455abde1e0ef22..aede66c446e9870617515d181b0da4acf0bc050c 100644
--- a/README.linux
+++ b/README.linux
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ XMLDIR := /usr
 JNI := no
 GEN_PDF := no
 OLD_LIBEDIT := yes # if the first line of /usr/include/editline/readline.h
-                   # contains v1.34 or older i.e version of editline is 2.0.53 or older.
+                   # contains v1.34 or older i.e version of editline is 0:53:0 or older.
 
 b) JNI  disabled, clang compiler ver. 3.8