diff --git a/doc/man/man8/slurmd.8 b/doc/man/man8/slurmd.8
index f4cfa5895cff159579de5882d9234f0acd82fa67..10681e6ca165ae394f6639c4015406ec5190b5b0 100644
--- a/doc/man/man8/slurmd.8
+++ b/doc/man/man8/slurmd.8
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ upon request.
 .TP
 OPTIONS
 .TP
+\fB-c\fR
+Clear system locks as needed. This may be required if \fBslurmd\fR terminated 
+abnormally.
+.TP
 \fB-d\fR
 Execute \fBslurmctld\fR as a daemon (in the background) with logging to syslog.
 .TP