diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 3872bc6ec49d6..7c870883af8e3 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2748,17 +2748,21 @@
 			nvhe: Standard nVHE-based mode, without support for
 			      protected guests.
 
-			protected: nVHE-based mode with support for guests whose
-				   state is kept private from the host.
+			protected: Mode with support for guests whose state is
+				   kept private from the host, using VHE or
+				   nVHE depending on HW support.
 
 			nested: VHE-based mode with support for nested
-				virtualization. Requires at least ARMv8.3
-				hardware.
+				virtualization. Requires at least ARMv8.4
+				hardware (with FEAT_NV2).
 
 			Defaults to VHE/nVHE based on hardware support. Setting
 			mode to "protected" will disable kexec and hibernation
-			for the host. "nested" is experimental and should be
-			used with extreme caution.
+			for the host. To force nVHE on VHE hardware, add
+			"arm64_sw.hvhe=0 id_aa64mmfr1.vh=0" to the
+			command-line.
+			"nested" is experimental and should be used with
+			extreme caution.
 
 	kvm-arm.vgic_v3_group0_trap=
 			[KVM,ARM,EARLY] Trap guest accesses to GICv3 group-0