diff --git a/man2/rename.2 b/man2/rename.2
index f457dabd2..281a6cd6d 100644
--- a/man2/rename.2
+++ b/man2/rename.2
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ no point at which another process attempting to access
 .I newpath
 will find it missing.
 
+However, when overwriting there will probably be a window in which
+both
+.I oldpath
+and
+.I newpath
+refer to the file being renamed.
+
 If
 .I oldpath
 and
@@ -111,13 +118,6 @@ In this case,
 .I newpath
 must either not exist, or it must specify an empty directory.
 
-However, when overwriting there will probably be a window in which
-both
-.I oldpath
-and
-.I newpath
-refer to the file being renamed.
-
 If
 .I oldpath
 refers to a symbolic link, the link is renamed; if