diff --git a/docs/html/reference/pip_install.rst b/docs/html/reference/pip_install.rst
index 12595e189..a84f4746d 100644
--- a/docs/html/reference/pip_install.rst
+++ b/docs/html/reference/pip_install.rst
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ Installation Order
 ++++++++++++++++++
 
 .. note::
-   This section only talks about installation order of runtime dependencies.
-   This does not apply to build dependencies (specified using PEP 518).
+   This section is only about installation order of runtime dependencies, and
+   does not apply to build dependencies (those are specified using PEP 518).
 
 As of v6.1.0, pip installs dependencies before their dependents, i.e. in
 "topological order."  This is the only commitment pip currently makes related