diff --git a/docs/en/security/authorization.asciidoc b/docs/en/security/authorization.asciidoc
index 085d103e8d4..3d54e49b9cb 100644
--- a/docs/en/security/authorization.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/en/security/authorization.asciidoc
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ information, see
 {kibana-ref}/xpack-dashboard-only-mode.html[{kib} Dashboard Only Mode].
 
 [[built-in-roles-kibana-system]] `kibana_system` ::
-Grants access necessary for the {kib} system user
-to read from and write to the {kib} indices and check the availability of the
-{es} cluster. For more information, see
-{kibana-ref}/using-kibana-with-security.html[Configuring Security in {kib}].
+Grants access necessary for the <<kibana, Kibana system user>>
+to read from and write to the Kibana indices and check the availability of the
+Elasticsearch cluster. This role grants read access to the `.monitoring-*`
+indices and read and write access to the `.reporting-*` indices.
 +
 NOTE: This role should not be assigned to users as the granted permissions may
 change between releases.