diff --git a/makefile-templates/Makefile.lecture b/makefile-templates/Makefile.lecture
index 7a6e4f4..d852321 100755
--- a/makefile-templates/Makefile.lecture
+++ b/makefile-templates/Makefile.lecture
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 # being built. This is necessary if, for example, the current set of
 # lectures has no figures and examples.
 #
-# Alternatively, you can use to set the base name of the source and target
+# Alternatively, you can use this to set the base name of the source and target
 # files if this is a one-off lecture that doesn't fall into the standard
 # chapter convention. (Set CHAPTER above to whatever you like if you don't
 # use it.)