diff --git a/protocol/wayland.xml b/protocol/wayland.xml
index 6c6d078a..c5aaf5ce 100644
--- a/protocol/wayland.xml
+++ b/protocol/wayland.xml
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@
 
   <interface name="wl_registry" version="1">
     <description summary="global registry object">
-      The global registry object.  The server has a number of global
-      objects that are available to all clients.  These objects
+      The singleton global registry object.  The server has a number of
+      global objects that are available to all clients.  These objects
       typically represent an actual object in the server (for example,
       an input device) or they are singleton objects that provide
       extension functionality.