diff --git a/man7/capabilities.7 b/man7/capabilities.7
index 12b66ac0f..6b24785fb 100644
--- a/man7/capabilities.7
+++ b/man7/capabilities.7
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ a version 3
 .RB ( VFS_CAP_REVISION_3 )
 attribute if both of the following are true:
 .IP (1) 4
-The thread writing the attribute resides in a noninitial namespace.
+The thread writing the attribute resides in a noninitial user namespace.
 (More precisely: the thread resides in a user namespace other
 than the one from which the underlying filesystem was mounted.)
 .IP (2)