diff --git a/man/gnt-backup.sgml b/man/gnt-backup.sgml
index fa1c0c58129d5e7af1eb1af45df2cfadc90023dc..f78c2049c2263d7a1484bd4f90ad7e9b38385cd3 100644
--- a/man/gnt-backup.sgml
+++ b/man/gnt-backup.sgml
@@ -205,6 +205,11 @@
         </variablelist>
       </para>
 
+      <para>
+        The optional second value of the <option>--node</option> is used for
+        the remote raid template type and specifies the remote node.
+      </para>
+
       <para>
         If you do not want gnt-backup to wait for the disk mirror
         to be synced, use the <option>--no-wait-for-sync</option>