diff --git a/man7/namespaces.7 b/man7/namespaces.7
index 98ed3e501..a1ad1a14b 100644
--- a/man7/namespaces.7
+++ b/man7/namespaces.7
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ uts:[4026531838]
 .fi
 .in
 
-The files in this subdirectory are as follows:
+The symbolic links in this subdirectory are as follows:
 .TP
 .IR /proc/[pid]/ns/cgroup " (since Linux 4.6)"
 This file is a handle for the cgroup namespace of the process.