diff --git a/automation/eclair_analysis/ECLAIR/deviations.ecl b/automation/eclair_analysis/ECLAIR/deviations.ecl
index dfa5f34b39..2c8fb92713 100644
--- a/automation/eclair_analysis/ECLAIR/deviations.ecl
+++ b/automation/eclair_analysis/ECLAIR/deviations.ecl
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ they are not instances of commented-out code."
 
 -doc_begin="Files that are intended to be included more than once do not need to
 conform to the directive."
--config=MC3A2.D4.10,reports+={safe, "first_area(text(^/\\* This file is legitimately included multiple times\\. \\*/$, begin-4))"}
+-config=MC3A2.D4.10,reports+={safe, "first_area(text(^/\\* This file is intended to be included multiple times\\. \\*/$, begin-4))"}
 -config=MC3A2.D4.10,reports+={safe, "first_area(text(^/\\* Generated file, do not edit! \\*/$, begin-3))"}
 -config=MC3A2.D4.10,reports+={safe, "all_area(all_loc(file(^xen/include/generated/autoconf.h$)))"}
 -doc_end
diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/include/asm/perfc_defn.h b/xen/arch/arm/include/asm/perfc_defn.h
index 3ab0391175..effd25b69e 100644
--- a/xen/arch/arm/include/asm/perfc_defn.h
+++ b/xen/arch/arm/include/asm/perfc_defn.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* This file is legitimately included multiple times. */
+/* This file is intended to be included multiple times. */
 /*#ifndef __XEN_PERFC_DEFN_H__*/
 /*#define __XEN_PERFC_DEFN_H__*/
 
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/perfc_defn.h b/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/perfc_defn.h
index 487e20dc97..d6127cb91e 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/perfc_defn.h
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/perfc_defn.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* This file is legitimately included multiple times. */
+/* This file is intended to be included multiple times. */
 /*#ifndef __XEN_PERFC_DEFN_H__*/
 /*#define __XEN_PERFC_DEFN_H__*/
 
diff --git a/xen/include/asm-generic/perfc_defn.h b/xen/include/asm-generic/perfc_defn.h
index 8237636d83..726cddc1b3 100644
--- a/xen/include/asm-generic/perfc_defn.h
+++ b/xen/include/asm-generic/perfc_defn.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* This file is legitimately included multiple times. */
+/* This file is intended to be included multiple times. */
 /* #ifndef ASM_GENERIC_PERFC_DEFN_H */
 /* #define ASM_GENERIC_PERFC_DEFN_H */
 
diff --git a/xen/include/xen/perfc_defn.h b/xen/include/xen/perfc_defn.h
index a987d80dd6..afbabad0b3 100644
--- a/xen/include/xen/perfc_defn.h
+++ b/xen/include/xen/perfc_defn.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* This file is legitimately included multiple times. */
+/* This file is intended to be included multiple times. */
 /*#ifndef __XEN_PERFC_DEFN_H__*/
 /*#define __XEN_PERFC_DEFN_H__*/