diff --git a/kernel/user.c b/kernel/user.c
index 5c598ca..9e03e9c 100644
--- a/kernel/user.c
+++ b/kernel/user.c
@@ -17,9 +17,13 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/user_namespace.h>
 
+/*
+ * userns count is 1 for root user, 1 for init_uts_ns,
+ * and 1 for... ?
+ */
 struct user_namespace init_user_ns = {
 	.kref = {
-		.refcount	= ATOMIC_INIT(2),
+		.refcount	= ATOMIC_INIT(3),
 	},
 	.creator = &root_user,
 };
@@ -47,7 +51,7 @@
  */
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(uidhash_lock);
 
-/* root_user.__count is 2, 1 for init task cred, 1 for init_user_ns->creator */
+/* root_user.__count is 2, 1 for init task cred, 1 for init_user_ns->user_ns */
 struct user_struct root_user = {
 	.__count	= ATOMIC_INIT(2),
 	.processes	= ATOMIC_INIT(1),