diff --git a/man7/namespaces.7 b/man7/namespaces.7
index cdd14870c..e1d1e853f 100644
--- a/man7/namespaces.7
+++ b/man7/namespaces.7
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ network namespaces that may be created in the user namespace.
 .TP
 .IR max_pid_namespaces
 The value in this file defines a per-user limit on the number of
-pid namespaces that may be created in the user namespace.
+PID namespaces that may be created in the user namespace.
 .TP
 .IR max_user_namespaces
 The value in this file defines a per-user limit on the number of