diff --git a/Doc/using/windows.rst b/Doc/using/windows.rst
index b7e4b2b48a6012..1c305d983dfa41 100644
--- a/Doc/using/windows.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/windows.rst
@@ -1246,8 +1246,8 @@ shipped with PyWin32. It is an embeddable IDE with a built-in debugger.
cx_Freeze
---------
-`cx_Freeze `_ is a ``distutils``
-extension which wraps Python scripts into executable Windows programs
+`cx_Freeze `_
+wraps Python scripts into executable Windows programs
(:file:`{*}.exe` files). When you have done this, you can distribute your
application without requiring your users to install Python.