diff --git a/man8/ld.so.8 b/man8/ld.so.8
index 3902ac873..acda0dda4 100644
--- a/man8/ld.so.8
+++ b/man8/ld.so.8
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ This can be used to selectively override functions in other shared objects.
 The objects are searched for using the rules given under DESCRIPTION.
 In secure-execution mode,
 preload pathnames containing slashes are ignored,
-and shared objects in the standard search directories are loaded
-only if the set-user-ID mode bit is enabled on the shared object file.
+and only shared objects in the standard search directories that
+have the set-user-ID mode bit enabled are loaded.
 
 Within the pathnames specified in
 .BR LD_PRELOAD ,