diff --git a/man2/madvise.2 b/man2/madvise.2
index 99b96dc2a..466833ad6 100644
--- a/man2/madvise.2
+++ b/man2/madvise.2
@@ -148,11 +148,19 @@ bytes containing zero.
 .\" disk/swap space.  This feature is also useful for supporting
 .\" hot-plug memory on UML.
 
-Currently,
-.\" 2.6.18-rc5
-only shmfs/tmpfs supports this; other filesystems return with the
-error
-.BR ENOSYS .
+Originally, only shmfs/tmpfs supported this; but since Linux 3.5,
+any filesystem which supports the
+.BR fallocate(2)
+mode
+.BR FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE
+also supports the
+.BR madvise(2)
+advice
+.BR MADV_REMOVE .
+Other filesystems return with the
+.BR EOPNOTSUPP
+error.
+
 The specified address range must be mapped shared and writable.
 This flag cannot be applied to locked pages or Huge TLB pages.
 .TP