diff --git a/man7/capabilities.7 b/man7/capabilities.7
index a5ea3b26a..20c17e88a 100644
--- a/man7/capabilities.7
+++ b/man7/capabilities.7
@@ -1124,7 +1124,10 @@ is based on the withdrawn POSIX.1e draft standard; see
 .UR http://wt.tuxomania.net\:/publications\:/posix.1e/
 .UE .
 .SH NOTES
-From kernel 2.5.27 to kernel 2.6.26, capabilities are an optional kernel component,
+From kernel 2.5.27 to kernel 2.6.26,
+.\" commit 5915eb53861c5776cfec33ca4fcc1fd20d66dd27 removed
+.\" CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES
+capabilities were an optional kernel component,
 and can be enabled/disabled via the
 .B CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES
 kernel configuration option.