diff --git a/man7/capabilities.7 b/man7/capabilities.7
index 44b6d6079..07dd26b7c 100644
--- a/man7/capabilities.7
+++ b/man7/capabilities.7
@@ -1129,16 +1129,13 @@ in the same manner as shown above for
 .IR P(bounding) .
 .PP
 .IR Note :
-the capability transitions described above may
-.I not
-be performed (i.e., file capabilities may be ignored) for the same reasons
+during the capability transitions described above,
+file capabilities may be ignored (treated as empty) for the same reasons
 that the set-user-ID and set-group-ID bits are ignored; see
 .BR execve (2).
-.IR Note :
-if the kernel was booted with the
+File capabilities are similarly ignored if the kernel was booted with the
 .I no_file_caps
-option, then file capabilities are ignored (treated as empty)
-during the capability transitions described above.
+option.
 .PP
 .IR Note :
 according to the rules above,