diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-nova-console-8247a1e2565dc326.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-nova-console-8247a1e2565dc326.yaml
index 6b1012baf0..ed6ccc43c5 100644
--- a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-nova-console-8247a1e2565dc326.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-nova-console-8247a1e2565dc326.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 deprecations:
   - |
-    The ``nova-console`` service is deprecated as it is Xen specific, does not
-    function properly in a multi-cell environment, and has effectively been
-    replaced by noVNC and the ``nova-novncproxy`` service.
+    The ``nova-console`` service is deprecated as it is XenAPI specific, does
+    not function properly in a multi-cell environment, and has effectively
+    been replaced by noVNC and the ``nova-novncproxy`` service. noVNC should
+    therefore be configured instead.