diff --git a/man7/ip.7 b/man7/ip.7
index 2d9b9b760..5cf1d6067 100644
--- a/man7/ip.7
+++ b/man7/ip.7
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ socket in an ancillary message of type
 .B SCM_SECURITY
 retrieved using
 .BR recvmsg (2).
-This option is only supported for UDP sockets; for TCP or SCTP sockets,
+This option is supported only for UDP sockets; for TCP or SCTP sockets,
 see the description of the
 .B SO_PEERSEC
 option below.
@@ -685,16 +685,14 @@ is of the same format as the one described under the
 .B SO_PEERSEC
 option below.
 .IP
-NOTE: The reuse of the
+Note: the reuse of the
 .B SCM_SECURITY
-message type
-for the
+message type for the
 .B IP_PASSSEC
-socket option was likely a mistake since other IP control messages use
+socket option was likely a mistake, since other IP control messages use
 their own numbering scheme in the IP namespace and often use the
-socket option value as the message type.  There is no conflict
-currently since the IP option with the same value
-as
+socket option value as the message type.
+There is no conflict currently since the IP option with the same value as
 .B SCM_SECURITY
 is
 .B IP_HDRINCL