diff --git a/free-manpage-overcommit-note.patch b/free-manpage-overcommit-note.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a8fc07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/free-manpage-overcommit-note.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+commit 9a8dc789e83b869ef8c56cc94741dbc3a191f55b
+Author: Jan Rybar <jrybar@redhat.com>
+Date:   Tue Oct 28 06:37:03 2025 +0000
+
+    free manpage: note on negative value with overcommitt enabled
+
+diff --git a/man/free.1 b/man/free.1
+index 02dae847..3816754a 100644
+--- a/man/free.1
++++ b/man/free.1
+@@ -142,7 +142,11 @@ Display a line showing the column totals.
+ \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-committed\fR
+ Display a line showing the memory commit limit and amount of committed/uncommitted
+ memory. The \fBtotal\fR column on this line will display the memory commit
+-limit.   This line is relevant if memory overcommit is disabled.
++limit.   This line is relevant if memory overcommit is disabled.   On systems
++with memory overcommit enabled, the \fBfree\fR value can temporarily appear
++negative. This is not a bug, but an effect of overcommit, as the system has promised
++more memory than the total of its virtual address space.
++The negative value indicates the magnitude of the system's memory over-allocation.
+ .TP
+ \fB\-\-help\fR
+ Print help.
diff --git a/procps-ng.spec b/procps-ng.spec
index 4836ab7..7980a2d 100644
--- a/procps-ng.spec
+++ b/procps-ng.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Summary: System and process monitoring utilities
 Name: procps-ng
 Version: 4.0.4
-Release: 8%{?dist}
+Release: 9%{?dist}
 License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
 URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/procps-ng/
 
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Source0: https://downloads.sourceforge.net/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 
 Patch1: osh-findings.patch
 Patch2: top-fix-guest-tics.patch
+Patch3: free-manpage-overcommit-note.patch
 
 BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: ncurses-devel
@@ -148,6 +149,10 @@ ln -s %{_bindir}/pidof %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/pidof
 %files i18n -f %{name}.lang
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Oct 29 2025 Jan Rybar <jrybar@redhat.com> - 4.0.4-9
+- free manpage: expand note on negative value with overcommit
+- Resolves: RHEL-100973
+
 * Wed Apr 16 2025 Jan Rybar <jrybar@redhat.com> - 4.0.4-8
 - fix guest tics (backport upstr patch e1df029e6, 3fb34669)
 - Resolves: RHEL-84051