diff --git a/xCAT-client/pods/man8/makehosts.8.pod b/xCAT-client/pods/man8/makehosts.8.pod
index 090d7777c..28a33f202 100644
--- a/xCAT-client/pods/man8/makehosts.8.pod
+++ b/xCAT-client/pods/man8/makehosts.8.pod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ B<makehosts> - sets up /etc/hosts from the xCAT hosts table.
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
-B<makehosts> [B<-n>] [I<noderange>] [B<-l>|B<--longnamefirst>]
+B<makehosts> [B<-n>] [I<noderange>] [B<-l>|B<--longnamefirst>] [B<-d>]
 
 B<makehosts> {B<-h>|B<--help>}
 
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ it will only replace the lines in the file that correspond to the nodes in the s
 The long name of the host will appear before the short name for each host in the /etc/hosts file.
 The default is short name first.
 
+=item B<-d>
+
+Delete rather than create records.
+
 =back
 
 =head1 EXAMPLES