diff --git a/DOCS/tech/cvs-howto.txt b/DOCS/tech/cvs-howto.txt
index 8de6029607..f4ac0d97bd 100644
--- a/DOCS/tech/cvs-howto.txt
+++ b/DOCS/tech/cvs-howto.txt
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ II. POLICY / RULES:
    pieces.
 
 4. Do not change behavior of the program (renaming options etc) or
-   remove functionality from the code without first discussing it
-   on the mplayer-dev-eng mailing list.
+   remove functionality from the code without approval in a discussion on
+   the mplayer-dev-eng mailing list.
 
 5. Do not commit changes to the build system (Makefiles, configure script)
    which change behaviour, defaults etc, without asking first. The same