diff --git a/PIL/Image.py b/PIL/Image.py
index a2f9be15c..be27bd99b 100644
--- a/PIL/Image.py
+++ b/PIL/Image.py
@@ -1292,8 +1292,7 @@ class Image:
         channels if they have them.
 
         See :py:meth:`~PIL.Image.Image.alpha_composite` if you want to
-        combine images with a partial mask without setting the alpha
-        channel.
+        combine images with respect to their alpha channels.
 
         Note that if you paste an "RGBA" image, the alpha band is
         ignored.  You can work around this by using the same image as