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diff --git a/man/mkfs.btrfs.8.in b/man/mkfs.btrfs.8.in
index 45386587..41163e03 100644
--- a/man/mkfs.btrfs.8.in
+++ b/man/mkfs.btrfs.8.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ mkfs.btrfs \- create a btrfs filesystem
[ \fB\-A\fP\fI alloc-start\fP ]
[ \fB\-b\fP\fI byte-count\fP ]
[ \fB\-d\fP\fI data-profile\fP ]
+[ \fB\-f\fP\fI ]
[ \fB\-l\fP\fI leafsize\fP ]
[ \fB\-L\fP\fI label\fP ]
[ \fB\-m\fP\fI metadata profile\fP ]
@@ -38,6 +39,11 @@ mkfs.btrfs uses all the available storage for the filesystem.
Specify how the data must be spanned across the devices specified. Valid
values are raid0, raid1, raid10 or single.
.TP
+\fB\-f\fR
+Force overwrite when an existing filesystem is detected on the device.
+By default, mkfs.btrfs will not write to the device if it suspects that
+there is a filesystem or partition table on the device already.
+.TP
\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-leafsize \fIsize\fR
Specify the leaf size, the least data item in which btrfs stores data. The
default value is the page size.