The statement is ironic, because when Millie calls in the authorities and reports Montag, and his house is to be burned, he feels like he is burning his old life which, for him, was a problem.
Even though Beatty does not understand how this is significant, Montag watches his house burn with a sense of relief that he is rid of his old life. Therefore, it is ironic, because Beatty would not understand Montag's desire to be a book reader. So Beatty's advice which applies to the commonly defined problem of "books" actually serves Montag in the opposite way, freeing him from the society that he no longer feels he belongs in and severing his relationship with his wife.
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