diff --git a/man2/mremap.2 b/man2/mremap.2
index d9ae4c61c..12853da71 100644
--- a/man2/mremap.2
+++ b/man2/mremap.2
@@ -74,20 +74,6 @@ If a new mapping is requested via this method, then the
 .B MREMAP_MAYMOVE
 flag must also be specified.
 .PP
-In Linux, memory is divided into pages.
-A process has (one or)
-several linear virtual memory segments.
-Each virtual memory segment has one
-or more mappings to real memory pages (in the page table).
-Each virtual memory segment has its own
-protection (access rights), which may cause
-a segmentation violation
-.RB ( SIGSEGV )
-if the memory is accessed incorrectly (e.g.,
-writing to a read-only segment).
-Accessing virtual memory outside of the
-segments will also cause a segmentation violation.
-.PP
 The \fIflags\fP bit-mask argument may be 0, or include the following flag:
 .TP
 .B MREMAP_MAYMOVE
@@ -279,6 +265,20 @@ mapping between virtual addresses and memory pages.
 This can be used to implement a very efficient
 .BR realloc (3).
 .PP
+In Linux, memory is divided into pages.
+A process has (one or)
+several linear virtual memory segments.
+Each virtual memory segment has one
+or more mappings to real memory pages (in the page table).
+Each virtual memory segment has its own
+protection (access rights), which may cause
+a segmentation violation
+.RB ( SIGSEGV )
+if the memory is accessed incorrectly (e.g.,
+writing to a read-only segment).
+Accessing virtual memory outside of the
+segments will also cause a segmentation violation.
+.PP
 If
 .BR mremap ()
 is used to move or expand an area locked with