diff --git a/libbeat/common/capabilities/capabilities_linux.go b/libbeat/common/capabilities/capabilities_linux.go
index 59cf21920e1..715b86d9bc7 100644
--- a/libbeat/common/capabilities/capabilities_linux.go
+++ b/libbeat/common/capabilities/capabilities_linux.go
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ import (
 var (
 	// errInvalidCapability expresses an invalid capability ID: x < 0 || x >= 64.
 	errInvalidCapability = errors.New("invalid capability")
-
-	// ErrUnsupported is returned for all public functions on "not
-	// linux". There is a generic errors.ErrUnsupported present in
-	// golang 1.21, but we still support 1.20.
-	ErrUnsupported = errors.New("capabilities are only supported in linux")
 )
 
 // The capability set flag/vector, re-exported from
@@ -53,7 +48,7 @@ const (
 // Fetch the capabilities of pid for a given flag/vector and convert
 // it to the representation used in ECS. cap.GetPID() fetches it with
 // SYS_CAPGET.
-// Returns ErrUnsupported on "not linux".
+// Returns errors.ErrUnsupported on "not linux".
 func FromPid(flag Flag, pid int) ([]string, error) {
 	set, err := cap.GetPID(pid)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -89,7 +84,7 @@ func FromPid(flag Flag, pid int) ([]string, error) {
 }
 
 // Convert a uint64 to the capabilities representation used in ECS.
-// Returns ErrUnsupported on "not linux".
+// Returns errors.ErrUnsupported on "not linux".
 func FromUint64(w uint64) ([]string, error) {
 	sl := make([]string, 0, bits.OnesCount64(w))
 	for i := 0; w != 0; i++ {
@@ -109,7 +104,7 @@ func FromUint64(w uint64) ([]string, error) {
 
 // Convert a string to the capabilities representation used in
 // ECS. Example input: "1ffffffffff", 16.
-// Returns ErrUnsupported on "not linux".
+// Returns errors.ErrUnsupported on "not linux".
 func FromString(s string, base int) ([]string, error) {
 	w, err := strconv.ParseUint(s, 16, 64)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/libbeat/common/capabilities/capabilities_other.go b/libbeat/common/capabilities/capabilities_other.go
index 55b494c4497..fbd7e879772 100644
--- a/libbeat/common/capabilities/capabilities_other.go
+++ b/libbeat/common/capabilities/capabilities_other.go
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ package capabilities
 
 import "errors"
 
-// ErrUnsupported is returned for all public functions on "not linux".
-var ErrUnsupported = errors.New("capabilities are only supported in linux")
-
 // Dummy value on "not linux".
 type Flag = uint
 
@@ -34,17 +31,17 @@ const (
 	Permitted = Flag(1)
 )
 
-// ErrUnsupported on "not linux".
+// Returns errors.ErrUnsupported on "not linux".
 func FromPid(flag Flag, pid int) ([]string, error) {
-	return nil, ErrUnsupported
+	return nil, errors.ErrUnsupported
 }
 
-// ErrUnsupported on "not linux".
+// Returns errors.ErrUnsupported on "not linux".
 func FromUint64(w uint64) ([]string, error) {
-	return nil, ErrUnsupported
+	return nil, errors.ErrUnsupported
 }
 
-// ErrUnsupported on "not linux".
+// Returns errors.ErrUnsupported on "not linux".
 func FromString(s string, base int) ([]string, error) {
-	return nil, ErrUnsupported
+	return nil, errors.ErrUnsupported
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/auditbeat/module/system/process/process.go b/x-pack/auditbeat/module/system/process/process.go
index c389476615b..fca218eec41 100644
--- a/x-pack/auditbeat/module/system/process/process.go
+++ b/x-pack/auditbeat/module/system/process/process.go
@@ -500,11 +500,11 @@ func (ms *MetricSet) getProcesses() ([]*Process, error) {
 		}
 
 		process.CapEffective, err = capabilities.FromPid(capabilities.Effective, pInfo.PID)
-		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, capabilities.ErrUnsupported) && process.Error == nil {
+		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, errors.ErrUnsupported) && process.Error == nil {
 			process.Error = err
 		}
 		process.CapPermitted, err = capabilities.FromPid(capabilities.Permitted, pInfo.PID)
-		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, capabilities.ErrUnsupported) && process.Error == nil {
+		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, errors.ErrUnsupported) && process.Error == nil {
 			process.Error = err
 		}
 		// Exclude Linux kernel processes, they are not very interesting.