diff --git a/manual-build/archos-bootstrap b/manual-build/archos-bootstrap
index b1cf84b..58991d0 100644
--- a/manual-build/archos-bootstrap
+++ b/manual-build/archos-bootstrap
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ pacman_args=()
 pacmode=-Sy
 copyconf=0
 pacman_config=/etc/pacman.conf
+default_package="base"
 
 usage() {
   cat <<EOF
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ usage: $(basename "$0") [options] root [packages...]
     -h             Print this help message
 
 $(basename "$0") installs packages to the specified new root directory. If no packages
-are given, $(basename "$0") defaults to the "base" group.
+are given, $(basename "$0") defaults to the "$default_package" package/group.
 
 EOF
 }