diff --git a/canonical-binary.md b/canonical-binary.md
index 7d9b0fd..9a05f81 100644
--- a/canonical-binary.md
+++ b/canonical-binary.md
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ than 13 (i.e. -3≤*n*<13), it MUST be represented using the single-byte
 encoding with initial nibble equal to 3.
 Otherwise (i.e. when *n*<-3 or *n*≥13), it MUST be represented using
 the multi-byte encoding with initial nibble equal to 4, and the
-variable-length part must be as short as possible while remaining
-unambiguous.[^signed-integer-examples]
+variable-length part must be as short as
+possible.[^signed-integer-examples]
 
   [^signed-integer-examples]: The following examples from
     [the specification][spec] are all in canonical form: