diff --git a/man/systemd-detect-virt.xml b/man/systemd-detect-virt.xml
index 5d19322cdc..291dd42a62 100644
--- a/man/systemd-detect-virt.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-detect-virt.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
     <para><command>systemd-detect-virt</command> detects execution in
     a virtualized environment. It identifies the virtualization
-    technology and can distinguish full VM virtualization from
+    technology and can distinguish full machine virtualization from
     container virtualization. <filename>systemd-detect-virt</filename>
     exits with a return value of 0 (success) if a virtualization
     technology is detected, and non-zero (error) otherwise. By default,
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@
     </table>
 
     <para>If multiple virtualization solutions are used, only the
-    "innermost" is detected and identified. That means if both VM
-    virtualization and container virtualization are used in
+    "innermost" is detected and identified. That means if both
+    machine and container virtualization are used in
     conjunction, only the latter will be identified (unless
     <option>--vm</option> is passed).</para>
   </refsect1>
@@ -197,8 +197,7 @@
         <term><option>-v</option></term>
         <term><option>--vm</option></term>
 
-        <listitem><para>Only detects VM virtualization (i.e. full
-        hardware virtualization).</para></listitem>
+        <listitem><para>Only detects hardware virtualization).</para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>