diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml
index a8be0634ad84..f5b5f000c245 100644
--- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml
+++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml
@@ -236,6 +236,10 @@
     tunables and can be overridden at boot-time.  The
     <varname>hz</varname> parameter is also now a tunable. &merged;</para>
 
+    <para>It is now possible to hardwire kernel environment variables (such
+    as tuneables) at compile-time using &man.config.8;'s
+    <literal>ENV</literal> directive.</para>
+
     <sect3>
       <title>Processor/Motherboard Support</title>
 
diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml
index a8be0634ad84..f5b5f000c245 100644
--- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml
+++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml
@@ -236,6 +236,10 @@
     tunables and can be overridden at boot-time.  The
     <varname>hz</varname> parameter is also now a tunable. &merged;</para>
 
+    <para>It is now possible to hardwire kernel environment variables (such
+    as tuneables) at compile-time using &man.config.8;'s
+    <literal>ENV</literal> directive.</para>
+
     <sect3>
       <title>Processor/Motherboard Support</title>