diff --git a/man7/user_namespaces.7 b/man7/user_namespaces.7
index 6af6c787a..3bba32cb5 100644
--- a/man7/user_namespaces.7
+++ b/man7/user_namespaces.7
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ files.
 The lines written to
 .IR uid_map
 .RI ( gid_map )
-must conform to the following rules:
+must conform to the following validity rules:
 .IP * 3
 The three fields must be valid numbers,
 and the last field must be greater than 0.
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ Writes that violate the above rules fail with the error
 In order for a process to write to the
 .I /proc/[pid]/uid_map
 .RI ( /proc/[pid]/gid_map )
-file, all of the following requirements must be met:
+file, all of the following permission requirements must be met:
 .IP 1. 3
 The writing process must have the
 .BR CAP_SETUID