diff --git a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
index 3e7cc5c591..485b9e494d 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
+++ b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
@@ -1155,8 +1155,9 @@ For bsdbt848 and v4l, PAL, SECAM, NTSC are available.
 For v4l2, see the console output for a list of all available norms,
 also see the normid option below.
 .IPs "normid=<value> (v4l2 only)"
-Sets the norm with a given numeric ID. Depends on the capture card.
-See console output for a list of available TV norms.
+Sets the TV norm to the given numeric ID.
+The TV norm depends on the capture card.
+See the console output for a list of available TV norms.
 .IPs channel=<value>
 Set tuner to <value> channel.
 .IPs chanlist=<value>