diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/def_data.c b/plugins/sudoers/def_data.c
index 27e53c8e8..e983263e4 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/def_data.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/def_data.c
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ struct sudo_defs_types sudo_defs_table[] = {
 	NULL,
     }, {
 	"sudoedit_checkdir", T_FLAG,
-	N_("Check the parent directory for writability when editing files with sudoedit"),
+	N_("Check parent directories for writability when editing files with sudoedit"),
 	NULL,
     }, {
 	"sudoedit_follow", T_FLAG,
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/def_data.in b/plugins/sudoers/def_data.in
index 3f6b2a7d1..75e96079c 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/def_data.in
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/def_data.in
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ use_netgroups
 	"Enable sudoers netgroup support"
 sudoedit_checkdir
 	T_FLAG
-	"Check the parent directory for writability when editing files with sudoedit"
+	"Check parent directories for writability when editing files with sudoedit"
 sudoedit_follow
 	T_FLAG
 	"Follow symbolic links when editing files with sudoedit"