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diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt
index f1431d099fce..f11ebb33e4a6 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt
@@ -201,3 +201,15 @@ KBUILD_ENABLE_EXTRA_GCC_CHECKS
 --------------------------------------------------
 If enabled over the make command line with "W=1", it turns on additional
 gcc -W... options for more extensive build-time checking.
+
+KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP
+--------------------------------------------------
+Setting this to a date string overrides the timestamp used in the
+UTS_VERSION definition (uname -v in the running kernel). The default value
+is the output of the date command at one point during build.
+
+KBUILD_BUILD_USER, KBUILD_BUILD_HOST
+--------------------------------------------------
+These two variables allow to override the user@host string displayed during
+boot and in /proc/version. The default value is the output of the commands
+whoami and host, respectively.