diff --git a/man5/elf.5 b/man5/elf.5
index 2381e29b8..4fa542d25 100644
--- a/man5/elf.5
+++ b/man5/elf.5
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ This section is of type
 No attribute types are used.
 .TP
 .IR .note.ABI-tag
-This section is used to declare the expected runtime ABI of the ELF.
+This section is used to declare the expected runtime ABI of the ELF image.
 It may include the operating system name and its runtime versions.
 This section is of type
 .BR SHT_NOTE .
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ The only attribute used is
 .TP
 .IR .note.gnu.build-id
 This section is used to hold an ID that uniquely identifies
-the contents of the ELF.
+the contents of the ELF image.
 Different files with the same build ID should contain the same executable
 content.
 See the