diff --git a/src/engine/paris.md b/src/engine/paris.md
index f726c403e..3c8e388d6 100644
--- a/src/engine/paris.md
+++ b/src/engine/paris.md
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ The payload build process is specified as follows:
 
 1. Client software **MAY** initiate a sync process if `forkchoiceState.headBlockHash` references an unknown payload or a payload that can't be validated because data that are requisite for the validation is missing. The sync process is specified in the [Sync](#sync) section.
 
-2. Client software **MAY** skip an update of the forkchoice state and **MUST NOT** begin a payload build process if `forkchoiceState.headBlockHash` references an ancestor of the head of canonical chain. In the case of such an event, client software **MUST** return `{payloadStatus: {status: VALID, latestValidHash: forkchoiceState.headBlockHash, validationError: null}, payloadId: null}`.
+2. Client software **MAY** skip an update of the forkchoice state and **MUST NOT** begin a payload build process if `forkchoiceState.headBlockHash` references a `VALID` ancestor of the head of canonical chain, i.e. the ancestor passed [payload validation](#payload-validation) process and deemed `VALID`. In the case of such an event, client software **MUST** return `{payloadStatus: {status: VALID, latestValidHash: forkchoiceState.headBlockHash, validationError: null}, payloadId: null}`.
 
 3. If `forkchoiceState.headBlockHash` references a PoW block, client software **MUST** validate this block with respect to terminal block conditions according to [EIP-3675](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-3675#transition-block-validity). This check maps to the transition block validity section of the EIP. Additionally, if this validation fails, client software **MUST NOT** update the forkchoice state and **MUST NOT** begin a payload build process.