diff --git a/content/manuals/build/building/best-practices.md b/content/manuals/build/building/best-practices.md
index 4e4bba5b5c09..cb863262a40d 100644
--- a/content/manuals/build/building/best-practices.md
+++ b/content/manuals/build/building/best-practices.md
@@ -114,9 +114,11 @@ $ docker build --no-cache -t my-image:my-tag .
 ```
 
 This gets the latest available versions of dependencies from package
-managers like `apt-get` or `npm`. However, `--no-cache` doesn't pull a
-fresh base image - it only prevents reusing cached layers. For a
-completely fresh build with the latest base image, combine both flags:
+managers like `apt-get` or `npm`. It does not pull a fresh base image —
+for that, use `--pull`.
+
+The two flags serve distinct purposes and can be combined. Use both
+together to get a fresh base image and re-execute all build steps:
 
 ```console
 $ docker build --pull --no-cache -t my-image:my-tag .