diff --git a/doc/en/how-to/fixtures.rst b/doc/en/how-to/fixtures.rst
index 6aba2b94b..8ab498bd7 100644
--- a/doc/en/how-to/fixtures.rst
+++ b/doc/en/how-to/fixtures.rst
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ Note on finalizer order
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 Finalizers are executed in a first-in-last-out order.
-For yield fixtures, the first fixture to run is the right-most one, i.e. the last test parameter.
+For yield fixtures, the first teardown code to run is from the right-most fixture, i.e. the last test parameter.
 
 .. regendoc:wipe