diff --git a/man7/packet.7 b/man7/packet.7
index 93f91e96a..3cac8a617 100644
--- a/man7/packet.7
+++ b/man7/packet.7
@@ -425,6 +425,11 @@ creates a packet receive ring of variant
 .BR TPACKET_V1 .
 To create another variant, configure the desired variant by setting this
 integer option before creating the ring.
+.TP
+.BR PACKET_QDISC_BYPASS " (since Linux 3.14)"
+By default, packets sent through packet sockets pass through the kernel's
+qdisc (traffic control) layer. This can be bypassed by setting this integer
+option to one for usage scenarios similar to pktgen.
 
 .SS Ioctls
 .B SIOCGSTAMP