diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index bd11062c41..9b0015d2ee 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -3946,8 +3946,9 @@
                         <filename>webkit</filename>).
                         </para></listitem>
                     <listitem><para>
-                        Using QEMU in usermode might not work properly when
-                        running 64-bit binaries under 32-bit host machines.
+                        QEMU might not work properly when using QEMU in
+                        usermode and running 64-bit binaries under 32-bit
+                        host machines.
                         In particular, "qemumips64" is known to not work under
                         i686.
                         </para></listitem>