diff --git a/doc/cabal-package.rst b/doc/cabal-package.rst
index 774e9b13a00..d2edfc40828 100644
--- a/doc/cabal-package.rst
+++ b/doc/cabal-package.rst
@@ -2568,7 +2568,7 @@ Configuration Flags
 Conditional Blocks
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-Conditional blocks may appear anywhere inside a library or executable
+Conditional blocks may appear anywhere inside a component or common
 section. They have to follow rather strict formatting rules. Conditional
 blocks must always be of the shape