diff --git a/man2/mbind.2 b/man2/mbind.2
index 4981c72bf..5f173911b 100644
--- a/man2/mbind.2
+++ b/man2/mbind.2
@@ -269,9 +269,9 @@ The kernel will allocate memory from the "local node" whenever
 it becomes allowed by the process's current cpuset context.
 By contrast,
 .B MPOL_DEFAULT
-reverts to the policy of the process which may have been set with
-.BR set_mempolicy (2).
-It may not be "local allocation".
+reverts to the policy of the process (which may be set via
+.BR set_mempolicy (2));
+that policy may be something other than "local allocation".
 
 If
 .B MPOL_MF_STRICT