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diff --git a/iptables/iptables-restore.8.in b/iptables/iptables-restore.8.in
index aa816f79..38309992 100644
--- a/iptables/iptables-restore.8.in
+++ b/iptables/iptables-restore.8.in
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ iptables-restore \(em Restore IP Tables
.P
ip6tables-restore \(em Restore IPv6 Tables
.SH SYNOPSIS
-\fBiptables\-restore\fP [\fB\-chntvV\fP] [\fB\-w\fP \fIseconds\fP]
+\fBiptables\-restore\fP [\fB\-cChntvV\fP] [\fB\-w\fP \fIseconds\fP]
[\fB\-M\fP \fImodprobe\fP] [\fB\-T\fP \fIname\fP]
[\fIfile\fP]
.P
-\fBip6tables\-restore\fP [\fB\-chntvV\fP] [\fB\-w\fP \fIseconds\fP]
+\fBip6tables\-restore\fP [\fB\-cChntvV\fP] [\fB\-w\fP \fIseconds\fP]
[\fB\-M\fP \fImodprobe\fP] [\fB\-T\fP \fIname\fP]
[\fIfile\fP]
.SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ determine the executable's path.
.TP
\fB\-T\fP, \fB\-\-table\fP \fIname\fP
Restore only the named table even if the input stream contains other ones.
+.TP
+\fB\-C\fP, \fB\-\-compat\fP
+This flag is only relevant with \fBnft\fP-variants and ignored otherwise. If
+set, rules will be created in a mostly compatible way, enabling older versions
+of \fBiptables\-nft\fP to correctly parse the rules received from kernel. This
+mode is only useful in very specific situations and will likely impact packet
+filtering performance.
.SH BUGS
None known as of iptables-1.2.1 release
.SH AUTHORS