diff --git a/man2/getrlimit.2 b/man2/getrlimit.2
index 645b44508..a7a45d2d7 100644
--- a/man2/getrlimit.2
+++ b/man2/getrlimit.2
@@ -449,7 +449,8 @@ is 0, then the call applies to the calling process.
 To set or get the resources of a process other than itself,
 the caller must have the
 .B CAP_SYS_RESOURCE
-capability, or the
+capability in the user namespace of the process
+whose resource limits are being changed, or the
 real, effective, and saved set user IDs of the target process
 must match the real user ID of the caller
 .I and