diff --git a/man7/namespaces.7 b/man7/namespaces.7
index a74f73f88..2b72ce08a 100644
--- a/man7/namespaces.7
+++ b/man7/namespaces.7
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ in most cases requires the
 capability, since, in the new namespace,
 the creator will have the power to change global resources
 that are visible to other processes that are subsequently created in,
-or join the same namespace.
+or join the namespace.
 User namespaces are the exception: since Linux 3.8,
 no privilege is required to create a user namespace.
 .\"