diff --git a/man7/mount_namespaces.7 b/man7/mount_namespaces.7
index 100c5d271..9a09c662b 100644
--- a/man7/mount_namespaces.7
+++ b/man7/mount_namespaces.7
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ its mount list is initialized as follows:
 If the namespace is created using
 .BR clone (2),
 the mount list of the child's namespace is a copy
-of the mount list in the parent's namespace.
+of the mount list in the parent process's mount namespace.
 .IP *
 If the namespace is created using
 .BR unshare (2),