diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release-16.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release-16.sgml
index 1e1b67d0187..6481076402a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/release-16.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/release-16.sgml
@@ -1305,8 +1305,8 @@ Allow logical decoding on standbys (Bertrand Drouvot, Andres Freund, Amit Khande
 
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-New function pg_log_standby_snapshot() forces creation of WAL snapshots.
-Snapshots are required for logical slot creation so this function speeds their creation on standbys.
+Snapshot WAL records are required for logical slot creation but cannot be created on standbys.
+The new function pg_log_standby_snapshot() creates such records, which speeds logical slot creation on standbys.
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