diff --git a/doc/flatpak-builder.xml b/doc/flatpak-builder.xml
index 9c4ad5aa..2d8022f6 100644
--- a/doc/flatpak-builder.xml
+++ b/doc/flatpak-builder.xml
@@ -769,6 +769,15 @@
                 </para></listitem>
             </varlistentry>
 
+            <varlistentry>
+                <term><option>--jobs=JOBS</option></term>
+
+                <listitem><para>
+                     Limit the number of parallel jobs during the build.
+                     The default is the nubmer of CPUs on the machine.
+                </para></listitem>
+            </varlistentry>
+
             <varlistentry>
                 <term><option>--force-clean</option></term>