diff --git a/man2/membarrier.2 b/man2/membarrier.2
index 448cc648d..effd58190 100644
--- a/man2/membarrier.2
+++ b/man2/membarrier.2
@@ -75,8 +75,12 @@ argument is one of the following:
 Query the set of supported commands.
 The return value of the call is a bit mask of supported
 commands.
-.RB ( MEMBARRIER_CMD_QUERY
-is not itself included included in this bit mask.)
+.BR MEMBARRIER_CMD_QUERY ,
+which has the value 0,
+is not itself included in this bit mask.
+This command is always supported (on kernels where
+.BR membarrier ()
+is provided).
 .TP
 .B MEMBARRIER_CMD_SHARED
 Ensure that all threads from all processes on the system pass through a
@@ -85,15 +89,6 @@ order between entry to and return from the
 .BR membarrier ()
 system call.
 All threads on the system are targeted by this command.
-.PP
-The
-.I cmd
-argument expects a one-hot bit of a bit mask, except for the
-.B MEMBARRIER_CMD_QUERY
-command which has the value 0.
-This query command is always supported,
-even though it is not part of the bit mask.
-
 .PP
 The
 .I flags