diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 7947cede871258939b3ecedfb1d16abce1fa86ef..87a17337c7f638a262a5e530e08c7a1a4eff249c 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -697,6 +697,12 @@ running once the system is up.
 	ips=		[HW,SCSI] Adaptec / IBM ServeRAID controller
 			See header of drivers/scsi/ips.c.
 
+	ports=		[IP_VS_FTP] IPVS ftp helper module
+			Default is 21.
+			Up to 8 (IP_VS_APP_MAX_PORTS) ports
+			may be specified.
+			Format: <port>,<port>....
+
 	irqfixup	[HW]
 			When an interrupt is not handled search all handlers
 			for it. Intended to get systems with badly broken