diff --git a/docs/routing/shallow-routing.md b/docs/routing/shallow-routing.md
index d1703af6b6e1..534804bb8369 100644
--- a/docs/routing/shallow-routing.md
+++ b/docs/routing/shallow-routing.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
 
 ## Caveats
 
-Shallow routing **only** works for same page URL changes. For example, let's assume we have another page called `pages/about.js`, and you run this:
+Shallow routing **only** works for URL changes in the current page. For example, let's assume we have another page called `pages/about.js`, and you run this:
 
 ```jsx
 router.push('/?counter=10', '/about?counter=10', { shallow: true })