note that sslv3 may not be available
diff --git a/Doc/library/ssl.rst b/Doc/library/ssl.rst
index e6398ae..8ef6cbe 100644
--- a/Doc/library/ssl.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/ssl.rst
@@ -520,8 +520,8 @@
 
    Selects SSL version 2 as the channel encryption protocol.
 
-   This protocol is not available if OpenSSL is compiled with OPENSSL_NO_SSL2
-   flag.
+   This protocol is not available if OpenSSL is compiled with the
+   ``OPENSSL_NO_SSL2`` flag.
 
    .. warning::
 
@@ -531,6 +531,9 @@
 
    Selects SSL version 3 as the channel encryption protocol.
 
+   This protocol is not be available if OpenSSL is compiled with the
+   ``OPENSSL_NO_SSLv3`` flag.
+
    .. warning::
 
       SSL version 3 is insecure.  Its use is highly discouraged.