diff --git a/Doc/library/sys.rst b/Doc/library/sys.rst
index 30fd4db1fd1851..70d68c06187b60 100644
--- a/Doc/library/sys.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/sys.rst
@@ -523,8 +523,9 @@ always available. Unless explicitly noted otherwise, all variables are read-only
 
    Since :func:`exit` ultimately "only" raises an exception, it will only exit
    the process when called from the main thread, and the exception is not
-   intercepted. Cleanup actions specified by finally clauses of :keyword:`try` statements
-   are honored, and it is possible to intercept the exit attempt at an outer level.
+   intercepted. Cleanup actions specified by :keyword:`finally` clauses of
+   :keyword:`try` statements are honored, and it is possible to intercept the
+   exit attempt at an outer level.
 
    .. versionchanged:: 3.6
       If an error occurs in the cleanup after the Python interpreter