diff --git a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
index d261574db4a..8151a0a3212 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
@@ -615,8 +615,9 @@ can be used to create instance variables with different implementation details.
 
 .. rubric:: Footnotes
 
-.. [#] The exception is propagated to the invocation stack only if there is no
-   :keyword:`finally` clause that negates the exception.
+.. [#] The exception is propagated to the invocation stack unless
+   there is a :keyword:`finally` clause which happens to raise another
+   exception. That new exception causes the old one to be lost.
 
 .. [#] Currently, control "flows off the end" except in the case of an exception
    or the execution of a :keyword:`return`, :keyword:`continue`, or