diff --git a/docs/topics/auth/customizing.txt b/docs/topics/auth/customizing.txt
index 2cb7d06bcc..67e91b2e54 100644
--- a/docs/topics/auth/customizing.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/auth/customizing.txt
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ Customizing authentication in Django
 ====================================
 
 The authentication that comes with Django is good enough for most common cases,
-but you may have needs not met by the out-of-the-box defaults. To customize
-authentication to your projects needs involves understanding what points of the
+but you may have needs not met by the out-of-the-box defaults. Customizing
+authentication in your projects requires understanding what points of the
 provided system are extensible or replaceable. This document provides details
 about how the auth system can be customized.