diff --git a/man/systemd.exec.xml b/man/systemd.exec.xml
index 11b160e58f..fdb1578641 100644
--- a/man/systemd.exec.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.exec.xml
@@ -283,7 +283,9 @@
         shortly before the process is executed (more specifically,
         after all processes from a previous unit state terminated.
         This means you can generate these files in one unit state, and
-        read it with this option in the next). Settings from these
+        read it with this option in the next).</para>
+
+        <para>Settings from these
         files override settings made with
         <varname>Environment=</varname>. If the same variable is set
         twice from these files, the files will be read in the order