diff --git a/man7/namespaces.7 b/man7/namespaces.7
index 82b00d576..1c3903474 100644
--- a/man7/namespaces.7
+++ b/man7/namespaces.7
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ user namespaces that may be created in the user namespace.
 .TP
 .IR max_uts_namespaces
 The value in this file defines a per-user limit on the number of
-user namespaces that may be created in the user namespace.
+uts namespaces that may be created in the user namespace.
 .PP
 Note the following details about these files:
 .IP * 3