diff --git a/man5/elf.5 b/man5/elf.5
index a7bea6a97..43e07afc9 100644
--- a/man5/elf.5
+++ b/man5/elf.5
@@ -1090,8 +1090,7 @@ That is, the value of
 must be congruent to zero, modulo the value of
 .IR sh_addralign .
 Only zero and positive integral powers of two are allowed.
-Values of zero
-or one mean the section has no alignment constraints.
+The value 0 or 1 means that the section has no alignment constraints.
 .TP
 .IR sh_entsize
 Some sections hold a table of fixed-sized entries, such as a symbol table.