diff --git a/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8 b/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8
index 43adf27d4f6b..60c8a40d24c7 100644
--- a/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8
+++ b/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd March 9, 2011
+.Dd March 12, 2011
 .Dt GPART 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ lines in your kernel configuration file:
 .Cd "options GEOM_PART_APM"
 .Cd "options GEOM_PART_BSD"
 .Cd "options GEOM_PART_EBR"
+.Cd "options GEOM_PART_EBR_COMPAT"
 .Cd "options GEOM_PART_GPT"
 .Cd "options GEOM_PART_MBR"
 .Cd "options GEOM_PART_PC98"
@@ -58,6 +59,11 @@ The
 option adds support for the Extended Boot Record (EBR),
 which is used to define a logical partition.
 The
+.Dv GEOM_PART_EBR_COMPAT
+option enables the backward compatibility for the partition names
+of the EBR scheme. Also it makes impossible any types of actions
+with such partitions.
+The
 .Dv GEOM_PART_GPT
 option adds support for the GUID Partition Table (GPT)
 found on Intel Itanium computers and Intel-based Macintosh computers.