diff --git a/scm/xdocs/properties.xml b/scm/xdocs/properties.xml
index ff2ab7b9..2ea6f5e8 100644
--- a/scm/xdocs/properties.xml
+++ b/scm/xdocs/properties.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
             <td>Yes</td>
             <td>
               The directory to checkout the sources to for the bootstrap and checkout goals.
-              The default is <code>${maven.build.dir}/checkouts</code>.
+              The default is <code>${maven.build.dir}/checkout</code>.
             </td>
           </tr>
           <tr>