diff --git a/docs/zfs/zfs_overview.md b/docs/zfs/zfs_overview.md
index 18b81cca..d8b89307 100644
--- a/docs/zfs/zfs_overview.md
+++ b/docs/zfs/zfs_overview.md
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ again:
 ECC corrects [single bit errors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECC_memory) in
 memory. It is _always_ better to have it on _any_ computer if you can afford it,
 and ZFS is no exception. However, there is absolutely no requirement for ZFS to
-have ECC RAM. If you just don't care about long-term bitrot because, hey, you
-can always just download [Night of the Living
+have ECC RAM. If you just don't care about the danger of random bit flips
+because, hey, you can always just download [Night of the Living
 Dead](https://archive.org/details/night_of_the_living_dead) all over again,
 you're prefectly free to use normal RAM.