diff --git a/pisi/util.py b/pisi/util.py
index 796126f9..6bf1e994 100644
--- a/pisi/util.py
+++ b/pisi/util.py
@@ -150,11 +150,12 @@ def copy_file(src,dest):
     shutil.copyfile(src, dest)
 
 def get_file_hashes(top, excludePrefixes=None, removePrefix=None):
-    """Generator function iterates over a toplevel path and gives the
+    """Generator function iterates over a toplevel path and returns the
     (filePath, sha1Hash) tuple for all files. If excludePrefixes list
-    is given function will exclude the filePaths matching those
-    prefixes. The removePrefix string parameter will be used to remove
-    prefix from filePath while matching excludes, if given."""
+    is given as a parameter, function will exclude the filePaths
+    matching those prefixes. The removePrefix string parameter will be
+    used to remove prefix from filePath while matching excludes, if
+    given."""
     for root, dirs, files in os.walk(top, topdown=False):
         # check if root matches an exclude, and continue
         if excludePrefixes and removePrefix: