diff --git a/man7/user_namespaces.7 b/man7/user_namespaces.7
index d0414c0dd..2dee47ee2 100644
--- a/man7/user_namespaces.7
+++ b/man7/user_namespaces.7
@@ -108,7 +108,13 @@ or joins an existing user namespace using
 gains a full set of capabilities in that namespace,
 and its securebits flags are cleared.
 On the other hand,
-that process has no capabilities outside that user namespace,
+that process has no capabilities in the parent (in the case of
+.BR clone (2))
+or previous (in the case of
+.BR unshare (2)
+and
+.BR setns (2))
+user namespace,
 even if the new namespace is created or joined by the root user
 (i.e., a process with user ID 0 in the root namespace).
 (Nevertheless, a process owned by the root user
@@ -133,9 +139,8 @@ or caller (for
 .BR unshare (2),
 or
 .BR setns (2)).
-Note that
-because the caller no longer has capabilities in its original user namespace
-after a call to
+Note that because the caller no longer has capabilities
+in its original user namespace after a call to
 .BR setns (2),
 it is not possible for a process to reset its "securebits" flags while
 retaining its user namespace membership by using a pair of