diff --git a/docs/reference/search/retriever.asciidoc b/docs/reference/search/retriever.asciidoc
index 504c3d3488a27..cdd682723d67b 100644
--- a/docs/reference/search/retriever.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/search/retriever.asciidoc
@@ -534,11 +534,11 @@ clauses in a <<query-dsl-bool-query, boolean query>>.
 
 ==== Restrictions on search parameters when specifying a retriever
 
-When a retriever is specified as part of a search the following elements are not allowed
-at the top-level and instead are only allowed as elements of specific retrievers:
+When a retriever is specified as part of a search, the following elements are not allowed at the top-level:
 
 * <<request-body-search-query, `query`>>
 * <<search-api-knn, `knn`>>
 * <<search-after, `search_after`>>
 * <<request-body-search-terminate-after, `terminate_after`>>
-* <<search-sort-param, `sort`>>
\ No newline at end of file
+* <<search-sort-param, `sort`>>
+* <<rescore, `rescore`>>