diff --git a/Documentation/criu.txt b/Documentation/criu.txt
index ff6886d9d..2ee40ec10 100644
--- a/Documentation/criu.txt
+++ b/Documentation/criu.txt
@@ -327,6 +327,10 @@ mount -t cgroup -o devices,freezer none devices,freezer
 *--tcp-established*::
     Checkpoint established TCP connections.
 
+*--tcp-close*::
+    Don't dump the state of, or block, established tcp connections.
+    This is useful when tcp connections are not going to be restored.
+
 *--skip-in-flight*::
     This option skips in-flight TCP connections. If any TCP connections
     that are not yet completely established are found, *criu* ignores
diff --git a/criu/crtools.c b/criu/crtools.c
index 7a32d9443..d4291f2c6 100644
--- a/criu/crtools.c
+++ b/criu/crtools.c
@@ -377,7 +377,9 @@ usage:
 "* Special resources support:\n"
 "     --" SK_EST_PARAM "  checkpoint/restore established TCP connections\n"
 "     --" SK_INFLIGHT_PARAM "   skip (ignore) in-flight TCP connections\n"
-"     --" SK_CLOSE_PARAM "        restore connected TCP sockets in closed state\n"
+"     --" SK_CLOSE_PARAM "\n"
+"                        Don't dump the state of, or block, established tcp connections,\n"
+"                        and restore them in closed state.\n"
 "  -r|--root PATH        change the root filesystem (when run in mount namespace)\n"
 "  --evasive-devices     use any path to a device file if the original one\n"
 "                        is inaccessible\n"
@@ -438,8 +440,8 @@ usage:
 "			OPTIONS can be used to specify parameters for userns:\n"
 "			    user:PID,UID,GID\n"
 "  --file-validation METHOD\n"
-			"pass the validation method to be used; argument\n"
-			"can be 'filesize' or 'buildid' (default).\n"
+"			pass the validation method to be used; argument\n"
+"			can be 'filesize' or 'buildid' (default).\n"
 "\n"
 "Check options:\n"
 "  Without options, \"criu check\" checks availability of absolutely required\n"