diff --git a/man7/xattr.7 b/man7/xattr.7
index 7ca388a1d..efdbea777 100644
--- a/man7/xattr.7
+++ b/man7/xattr.7
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ extended security attributes, and write access is limited to processes
 that have the
 .B CAP_SYS_ADMIN
 capability.
-.SS Extended system attributes
-Extended system attributes are used by the kernel to store system
+.SS System extended attributes
+System extended attributes are used by the kernel to store system
 objects such as Access Control Lists.
 Read and write
 access permissions to system attributes depend on the policy implemented