diff --git a/man/kernel-command-line.xml b/man/kernel-command-line.xml
index 72003d86f2fd1..22267491482af 100644
--- a/man/kernel-command-line.xml
+++ b/man/kernel-command-line.xml
@@ -590,10 +590,9 @@
         <term><varname>resumeflags=</varname></term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>Enables resume from hibernation using the specified
-          device and mount options. All
-          <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>fstab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>-like
-          paths are supported. For details, see
+          <para>Enable resume from hibernation using the specified device and timeout options. All
+          <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>fstab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>-style
+          device identifiers are supported. For details, see
           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-hibernate-resume-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
 
           <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v217"/>