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diff --git a/man/man8/zfs.8 b/man/man8/zfs.8
index bd8bbfdcf..2067437dd 100644
--- a/man/man8/zfs.8
+++ b/man/man8/zfs.8
@@ -1511,7 +1511,9 @@ Destroy (or mark for deferred destruction) all snapshots with this name in desce
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
-Recursively destroy all dependents.
+Recursively destroy all clones of these snapshots, including the clones,
+snapshots, and children. If this flag is specified, the \fB-d\fR flag will
+have no effect.
.RE
.sp
@@ -1547,7 +1549,7 @@ Print verbose information about the deleted data.
.RE
.sp
-Extreme care should be taken when applying either the \fB-r\fR or the \fB-f\fR
+Extreme care should be taken when applying either the \fB-r\fR or the \fB-R\fR
options, as they can destroy large portions of a pool and cause unexpected
behavior for mounted file systems in use.
.RE