diff --git a/docs/ref/django-admin.txt b/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
index 10897f2104..fd80080f64 100644
--- a/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
@@ -710,6 +710,9 @@ Unlike ``syncdb``, this command does not prompt you to create a superuser if
 one doesn't exist (assuming you are using :mod:`django.contrib.auth`). Use
 :djadmin:`createsuperuser` to do that if you wish.
 
+The :djadminopt:`--database` option can be used to specify the database to
+migrate.
+
 .. django-admin-option:: --fake
 
 The ``--fake`` option tells Django to mark the migrations as having been