diff --git a/draft-ietf-quic-transport.md b/draft-ietf-quic-transport.md
index f43916a0d4..21c26c4535 100644
--- a/draft-ietf-quic-transport.md
+++ b/draft-ietf-quic-transport.md
@@ -4513,7 +4513,8 @@ Long Packet Type:
 
 Type-Specific Bits:
 
-: The lower four bits (those with a mask of 0x0f) of byte 0 are type-specific.
+: The semantics of the lower four bits (those with a mask of 0x0f) of byte 0 are
+  determined by the packet type.
 
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