diff --git a/man2/perf_event_open.2 b/man2/perf_event_open.2
index 2a70582e0..ce733bb03 100644
--- a/man2/perf_event_open.2
+++ b/man2/perf_event_open.2
@@ -2927,18 +2927,18 @@ a previous
 .BR bpf (2)
 system call.
 .SS Using prctl(2)
-A process can enable or disable all the event groups that are
-attached to it using the
+A process can enable or disable all currently open event groups
+using the
 .BR prctl (2)
 .B PR_TASK_PERF_EVENTS_ENABLE
 and
 .B PR_TASK_PERF_EVENTS_DISABLE
 operations.
-This applies to all counters on the calling process, whether created by
-this process or by another, and does not affect any counters that this
-process has created on other processes.
-It enables or disables only
-the group leaders, not any other members in the groups.
+This applies only to events created locally by the calling process.
+This does not apply to events created by other processes attached
+to the calling process or inherited events from a parent process.
+Only group leaders are enabled and disabled,
+not any other members of the groups.
 .SS perf_event related configuration files
 .PP
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