diff --git a/man7/mq_overview.7 b/man7/mq_overview.7
index 0e025e6f0..06023ebb8 100644
--- a/man7/mq_overview.7
+++ b/man7/mq_overview.7
@@ -265,18 +265,36 @@ number of message queues that can be created.
 The default value for
 .I queues_max
 is 256.
+The semantics of this limit have changed across kernel versions as follows:
+.RS
+.IP * 3
 Before Linux 3.5,
 this limit could be changed to any value in the range 0 to
-.RB INT_MAX ;
-since Linux 3.5, the ceiling for this limit is 1024
+.RB INT_MAX ,
+but privileged processes
+.RB ( CAP_SYS_RESOURCE )
+can exceed the limit.
+.IP * 3
+Since Linux 3.5, there is a ceiling for this limit of 1024
 .RB ( HARD_QUEUESMAX ).
 Privileged processes
 .RB ( CAP_SYS_RESOURCE )
 can exceed the
 .I queues_max
-limit, but since Linux 3.5, the
+limit, but the
 .BR HARD_QUEUESMAX
 limit is enforced even for privileged processes.
+.IP *
+Starting with Linux 3.14,
+.\" commit f3713fd9cff733d9df83116422d8e4af6e86b2bb
+the
+.B HARD_QUEUESMAX
+ceiling is removed: no ceiling is imposed on the
+.IR queues_max
+limit, and privileged processes
+.RB ( CAP_SYS_RESOURCE )
+can exceed the limit.
+.RE
 .SS Resource limit
 The
 .B RLIMIT_MSGQUEUE