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diff --git a/disk-utils/mkfs.minix.8 b/disk-utils/mkfs.minix.8
index e46a76898..fcf0e7c56 100644
--- a/disk-utils/mkfs.minix.8
+++ b/disk-utils/mkfs.minix.8
@@ -42,10 +42,9 @@ Check the device for bad blocks before creating the filesystem. If any
are found, the count is printed.
.TP
\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-namelength\fR \fIlength\fR
-Specify the maximum length of filenames.
-Currently, the only allowable values are 14 and 30.
-The default is 30. Note that kernels older than 0.99p7
-only accept namelength 14.
+Specify the maximum length of filenames. Currently, the only allowable
+values are 14 and 30 for file system versions 1 and 2. Version 3 allows
+only value 60. The default is 30.
.TP
\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-inodes\fR \fInumber\fR
Specify the number of inodes for the filesystem.
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ The file has one bad-block number per line. The count of bad blocks read
is printed.
.TP
.B \-1
-Make a Minix version 1 filesystem.
+Make a Minix version 1 filesystem. This is the default.
.TP
.BR \-2 , " \-v"
Make a Minix version 2 filesystem.