diff --git a/init/README.md b/init/README.md
index f48fa6beb..957eb9e4a 100644
--- a/init/README.md
+++ b/init/README.md
@@ -195,8 +195,10 @@ runs the service.
   capability without the "CAP\_" prefix, like "NET\_ADMIN" or "SETPCAP". See
   http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/capabilities.7.html for a list of Linux
   capabilities.
-  If no capabilities are provided, then all capabilities are removed from this service, even if it
-  runs as root.
+  If no capabilities are provided, then behaviour depends on the user the service runs under:
+    * if it's root, then the service will run with all the capabitilies (note: whether the
+        service can actually use them is controlled by selinux);
+    * otherwise all capabilities will be dropped.
 
 `class <name> [ <name>\* ]`
 > Specify class names for the service.  All services in a
@@ -410,7 +412,7 @@ runs the service.
   using this new mechanism, processes can use the user option to
   select their desired uid without ever running as root.
   As of Android O, processes can also request capabilities directly in their .rc
-  files. See the "capabilities" option below.
+  files. See the "capabilities" option above.
 
 `writepid <file> [ <file>\* ]`
 > Write the child's pid to the given files when it forks. Meant for