diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index cf3868956f1e852850fa7ac3a680f0b4b6e25ee6..072cf6d4ec8d981b4d67e5672d69ca959a3129ab 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 			1 will print _a lot_ more information - normally
 			only useful to kernel developers.
 
-	decnet=		[HW,NET]
+	decnet.addr=	[HW,NET]
 			Format: <area>[,<node>]
 			See also Documentation/networking/decnet.txt.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/decnet.txt b/Documentation/networking/decnet.txt
index badb7480ea6282904d7ff648629262fa0f632a97..d8968958d839ddb7d94a317c8ac83918c66a2b63 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/decnet.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/decnet.txt
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ operation of the local communications in any other way though.
 
 The kernel command line takes options looking like the following:
 
-    decnet=1,2
+    decnet.addr=1,2
 
 the two numbers are the node address 1,2 = 1.2 For 2.2.xx kernels
 and early 2.3.xx kernels, you must use a comma when specifying the