diff --git a/source/reference-manual/qemu/qemu-instructions.template b/source/reference-manual/qemu/qemu-instructions.template
index eeb821ef9..9306eb3ea 100644
--- a/source/reference-manual/qemu/qemu-instructions.template
+++ b/source/reference-manual/qemu/qemu-instructions.template
@@ -21,17 +21,17 @@ Booting in QEMU
 
 .. important:: These instructions require QEMU 5.2 or later.
 
+#. List available Targets and decide on which to boot::
+
+     fioctl targets list
+
 .. note::
-	Make sure to set the FIOCTL_FACTORY environment variable:
+    Make sure to set the FIOCTL_FACTORY environment variable so that you can list the target of the specified factory:
 
     .. parsed-literal::
 
         export FIOCTL_FACTORY=<factory>
 
-#. List available Targets and decide on which to boot::
-
-     fioctl targets list
-
 #. Make a directory for the artifacts and ``cd`` into it:
 
    .. parsed-literal::