diff --git a/sway/sway-security.7.txt b/sway/sway-security.7.txt
index a1ed9e321..a4122c5cc 100644
--- a/sway/sway-security.7.txt
+++ b/sway/sway-security.7.txt
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ policies. These features are:
 
 **lock**::
 	Permission for a program to act as a screen locker. This involves becoming
-	fullscreen (on all outputs) and accepting all keyboard and mouse input for the
-	duration of the process.
+	fullscreen (on all outputs) and receiving _all_ keyboard and mouse input for
+	the duration of the process.
 
 **mouse**::
 	Permission to receive mouse events (only while the mouse is over them).