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diff --git a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt
index 61b611e9eeaf..b297c48389b9 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ Machine check
to broadcast MCEs.
mce=bootlog
Enable logging of machine checks left over from booting.
- Disabled by default on AMD because some BIOS leave bogus ones.
+ Disabled by default on AMD Fam10h and older because some BIOS
+ leave bogus ones.
If your BIOS doesn't do that it's a good idea to enable though
to make sure you log even machine check events that result
in a reboot. On Intel systems it is enabled by default.