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diff --git a/man/journalctl.xml b/man/journalctl.xml
index 55474c53d..3b05e80fc 100644
--- a/man/journalctl.xml
+++ b/man/journalctl.xml
@@ -509,17 +509,27 @@
 
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><option>-u</option></term>
-                                <term><option>--unit=</option></term>
+                                <term><option>--unit=<replaceable>UNIT</replaceable>|<replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable></option></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Show messages for the
-                                specified systemd unit. This will add
-                                a match for messages from the unit
-                                (<literal>_SYSTEMD_UNIT=</literal>)
-                                and additional matches for messages
-                                from systemd and messages about
-                                coredumps for the specified unit.</para>
-                                <para>This parameter can be specified multiple times.
-                                </para></listitem>
+                                specified systemd unit
+                                <replaceable>UNIT</replaceable>, or
+                                for any of the units matched by
+                                <replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable>.
+                                If a pattern is specified, a list of
+                                unit names found in the journal is
+                                compared with the specified pattern
+                                and all that match are used. For each
+                                unit name a match is added for
+                                messages from the unit
+                                (<literal>_SYSTEMD_UNIT=<replaceable>UNIT</replaceable></literal>)
+                                along with additional matches for
+                                messages from systemd and messages
+                                about coredumps for the specified
+                                unit.</para>
+
+                                <para>This parameter can be specified
+                                multiple times. </para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>