diff --git a/fs/cifs/README b/fs/cifs/README
index fa096f9..b806b11 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/README
+++ b/fs/cifs/README
@@ -458,6 +458,12 @@
 		byte range locks).
  remount        remount the share (often used to change from ro to rw mounts
 	        or vice versa)
+ servern        Specify the server 's netbios name (RFC1001 name) to use
+		when attempting to setup a session to the server.  This is
+		This is needed for mounting to some older servers (such
+		as OS/2 or Windows 98 and Windows ME) since they do not
+		support a default server name.  A server name can be up
+		to 15 characters long and is usually uppercased.
  sfu            When the CIFS Unix Extensions are not negotiated, attempt to
 		create device files and fifos in a format compatible with
 		Services for Unix (SFU).  In addition retrieve bits 10-12