diff --git a/man/systemctl.xml b/man/systemctl.xml
index ca654ca5b..2fa448874 100644
--- a/man/systemctl.xml
+++ b/man/systemctl.xml
@@ -287,11 +287,25 @@
+ When used with
enable, override any
existing conflicting
symlinks.
+
+ When used with
+ halt,
+ poweroff,
+ reboot or
+ kexec execute
+ selected operation without shutting
+ down all units. However, all processes
+ will be killed forcibly and all file
+ systems are unmounted or remounted
+ read-only. This is hence a drastic but
+ relatively safe option to request an
+ immediate reboot.