diff --git a/ld/NEWS b/ld/NEWS
index e696bba5501..34a2e14fe1b 100644
--- a/ld/NEWS
+++ b/ld/NEWS
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ Changes in 2.41:
   local symbols in a linker map.  (ELF targets only).
 
 * A new linker script sorting directive has been added: REVERSE.  This reverses
-  the order of the sorting.  It be combined with either SORT_BY_INIT_PRIORITY
-  or SORT_BY_NAME.
+  the order of the sorting.  It may be combined with either SORT_BY_NAME or
+  SORT_BY_INIT_PRIORITY.
 
 * For most ELF based targets, if the --enable-linker-version option is used
   then the version of the linker will be inserted as a string into the .comment