diff --git a/man/systemd.service.xml b/man/systemd.service.xml
index 8ae0b86a23..ff4e124531 100644
--- a/man/systemd.service.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.service.xml
@@ -612,11 +612,11 @@
         <varname>ExecStop=</varname> – commands specified with this setting are invoked when a service failed to start
         up correctly and is shut down again.</para>
 
-        <para>It is recommended to use this setting for clean-up operations that shall be executed even when the
-        service failed to start up correctly. Commands configured with this setting need to be able to operate even if
-        the service failed starting up half-way and left incompletely initialized data around. As the service's
-        processes have been terminated already when the commands specified with this setting are executed they should
-        not attempt to communicate with them.</para>
+        <para>It is recommended to use this setting for clean-up operations that shall be executed even when
+        the service failed to start up correctly. Commands configured with this setting need to be able to
+        operate even if the service failed starting up half-way and left incompletely initialized data
+        around. As the service's processes have likely exited already when the commands specified with this
+        setting are executed they should not attempt to communicate with them.</para>
 
         <para>Note that all commands that are configured with this setting are invoked with the result code of the
         service, as well as the main process' exit code and status, set in the <varname>$SERVICE_RESULT</varname>,