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diff --git a/login-utils/agetty.8 b/login-utils/agetty.8
index b1ade5feb..5bde294b9 100644
--- a/login-utils/agetty.8
+++ b/login-utils/agetty.8
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
agetty \- alternative Linux getty
.SH SYNOPSIS
-.BR "agetty " [\-ihLmnw]
+.BR "agetty " [\-8ihLmnw]
.RI "[-f " issue_file ]
.RI "[-l " login_program ]
.RI "[-I " init ]
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ agetty \- alternative Linux getty
.I baud_rate,...
.RI [ term ]
.br
-.BR "agetty " [\-ihLmnw]
+.BR "agetty " [\-8ihLmnw]
.RI "[-f " issue_file ]
.RI "[-l " login_program ]
.RI "[-I " init ]
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ whatever init(8) may have set, and is inherited by login and the shell.
.fi
.ad
.TP
+\-8
+Assume that the tty is 8-bit clean, hence disable parity detection.
+.TP
\-h
Enable hardware (RTS/CTS) flow control. It is left up to the
application to disable software (XON/XOFF) flow protocol where