diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/ext4.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/ext4.txt
index 168242b5c045..a53040193967 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/ext4.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/ext4.txt
@@ -211,22 +211,19 @@ oldalloc		This disables the Orlov block allocator and enables
 			performance - we'd like to get some feedback if it's
 			the contrary for you.
 
-user_xattr		Enables Extended User Attributes.  Additionally, you
-			need to have extended attribute support enabled in the
-			kernel configuration (CONFIG_EXT4_FS_XATTR).  See the
-			attr(5) manual page and http://acl.bestbits.at/ to
-			learn more about extended attributes.
-
-nouser_xattr		Disables Extended User Attributes.
-
-acl			Enables POSIX Access Control Lists support.
-			Additionally, you need to have ACL support enabled in
-			the kernel configuration (CONFIG_EXT4_FS_POSIX_ACL).
-			See the acl(5) manual page and http://acl.bestbits.at/
-			for more information.
+nouser_xattr		Disables Extended User Attributes. If you have extended
+			attribute support enabled in the kernel configuration
+			(CONFIG_EXT4_FS_XATTR), extended attribute support
+			is enabled by default on mount. See the attr(5) manual
+			page and http://acl.bestbits.at/ for more information
+			about extended attributes.
 
 noacl			This option disables POSIX Access Control List
-			support.
+			support. If ACL support is enabled in the kernel
+			configuration (CONFIG_EXT4_FS_POSIX_ACL), ACL is
+			enabled by default on mount. See the acl(5) manual
+			page and http://acl.bestbits.at/ for more information
+			about acl.
 
 bsddf		(*)	Make 'df' act like BSD.
 minixdf			Make 'df' act like Minix.