diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 2d138be..48bb144 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ xx/xx/2018 autofs-5.1.5
 - fix unlink mounts umount order.
 - fix incorrect logical compare in unlink_mount_tree().
 - use bit flag for force unlink mounts.
+- improve force unlink option description.
 
 19/12/2017 autofs-5.1.4
 - fix spec file url.
diff --git a/man/automount.8 b/man/automount.8
index 525c460..b64d280 100644
--- a/man/automount.8
+++ b/man/automount.8
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ path name as specified in the master map.
 Don't check if the daemon is currently running (see NOTES).
 .TP
 .I "\-F, \-\-force"
-Force an unlink umount of existing mounts under autofs managed mount points
-during startup. This can cause problems for processes with working directories
-within these mounts (see NOTES).
+Force an unlink umount of existing mounts under configured autofs managed
+mount points during startup. This can cause problems for processes with
+working directories within these mounts (see NOTES).
 .SH ARGUMENTS
 \fBautomount\fP takes one optional argument, the name of the master map to
 use.