diff --git a/tns-platform-declarations/README.md b/tns-platform-declarations/README.md
index 001f58233..914b5f0b4 100644
--- a/tns-platform-declarations/README.md
+++ b/tns-platform-declarations/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ and the following settings in your `tsconfig.json`:
 }
 ```
 
-And add to a reference.d.ts:
+And modify the content of `reference.d.ts` as follows:
 ```
 /// <reference path="./node_modules/tns-core-modules/tns-core-modules.es2016.d.ts" />