diff --git a/man2/capget.2 b/man2/capget.2
index 04823feb1..880b92149 100644
--- a/man2/capget.2
+++ b/man2/capget.2
@@ -118,11 +118,12 @@ and
 .IR datap [1],
 whereas 32-bit capabilities use only
 .IR datap [0].
-.sp
-Another change affecting the behavior of these system calls is kernel
-support for file capabilities (VFS capability support).
-This support is currently a compile time option (added in kernel 2.6.24).
-.sp
+
+On kernels that support file capabilities (VFS capability support),
+these system calls behave slightly differently.
+This support was added as an option in Linux 2.6.24,
+and became fixed (nonoptional) in Linux 2.6.33.
+
 For
 .BR capget ()
 calls, one can probe the capabilities of any process by specifying its