diff --git a/x-pack/docs/en/security/fips-140-compliance.asciidoc b/x-pack/docs/en/security/fips-140-compliance.asciidoc
index ceb605c2e2d..0216e61784c 100644
--- a/x-pack/docs/en/security/fips-140-compliance.asciidoc
+++ b/x-pack/docs/en/security/fips-140-compliance.asciidoc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ government computer security standard used to approve cryptographic modules.
 enabled JVM. In order to set {es} in fips mode, you must set the
 `xpack.security.fips_mode.enabled` to `true` in `elasticsearch.yml`
 
-For {es}, FIPS 140-2 compliance is ensured by
+For {es}, adherence to FIPS 140-2 is ensured by
 
 - Using FIPS approved / NIST recommended cryptographic algorithms.
 - Delegating the implementation of these cryptographic algorithms to a NIST
@@ -125,4 +125,4 @@ features are not available while running in fips mode. The list is as follows:
 * The SQL CLI client cannot run in a FIPS 140-2 enabled JVM while using
   TLS for transport security or PKI for client authentication.
 * The SAML Realm cannot decrypt and consume encrypted Assertions or encrypted
-  attributes in Attribute Statements from the SAML IdP.
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+  attributes in Attribute Statements from the SAML IdP.