diff --git a/man7/capabilities.7 b/man7/capabilities.7
index 6e344d280..121d5800d 100644
--- a/man7/capabilities.7
+++ b/man7/capabilities.7
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ signed decimal number in
 Only the
 .B init
 process may set capabilities in the capability bounding set;
-other than that, the superuser (more precisely: programs with the
+other than that, the superuser (more precisely: a process with the
 .B CAP_SYS_MODULE
 capability) may only clear capabilities from this set.
 .PP