diff --git a/man8/ld.so.8 b/man8/ld.so.8
index e9e320d64..ead24e9b2 100644
--- a/man8/ld.so.8
+++ b/man8/ld.so.8
@@ -68,10 +68,12 @@ in which case it is ignored.
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 Using the directories specified in the
 DT_RUNPATH dynamic section attribute
-of the binary if present. Such directories are only searched to
+of the binary if present.
+Such directories are searched only to
 find those objects required by DT_NEEDED (direct dependencies) entries
-and do not apply to those object's children who must themselves have
-their own DT_RUNPATH entries. This is unlike DT_RPATH which is applied
+and do not apply to those objects' children,
+which must themselves have their own DT_RUNPATH entries.
+This is unlike DT_RPATH, which is applied
 to searches for all children in the dependency tree.
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