diff --git a/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt b/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
index a4d925e4ba7a..5cdb22971d19 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
@@ -657,7 +657,8 @@ primary
 	one slave is preferred over another, e.g., when one slave has
 	higher throughput than another.
 
-	The primary option is only valid for active-backup mode.
+	The primary option is only valid for active-backup(1),
+	balance-tlb (5) and balance-alb (6) mode.
 
 primary_reselect