diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst b/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
index 677d7ca02c3f2f..0b8f971185f224 100644
--- a/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
@@ -166,15 +166,13 @@ arguments.  In chapter :ref:`tut-structures`, we will discuss in more detail abo
 The :keyword:`break` statement breaks out of the innermost enclosing
 :keyword:`for` or :keyword:`while` loop.
 
-A :keyword:`!for` or :keyword:`!while` loop can include an :keyword:`!else` clause.
+The :keyword:`!break` statement may be paired with an :keyword:`!else` clause.
+If the loop exits without executing the break, the else clause executes.
 
 In a :keyword:`for` loop, the :keyword:`!else` clause is executed
-after the loop reaches its final iteration.
+after the loop reaches its final iteration if no break occurred.
 
-In a :keyword:`while` loop, it's executed after the loop's condition becomes false.
-
-In either kind of loop, the :keyword:`!else` clause is **not** executed
-if the loop was terminated by a :keyword:`break`.
+In a :keyword:`while` loop, it's executed after the loop's condition becomes false if no break occurred.
 
 This is exemplified in the following :keyword:`!for` loop,
 which searches for prime numbers::