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diff --git a/doc/man1/wimlib-imagex-export.1 b/doc/man1/wimlib-imagex-export.1
index 67dcc2df..198b5044 100644
--- a/doc/man1/wimlib-imagex-export.1
+++ b/doc/man1/wimlib-imagex-export.1
@@ -134,7 +134,10 @@ archive, set the compression type to that recommended for WIMBoot (currently,
 XPRESS with 4096 byte chunks).
 .TP
 \fB--unsafe-compact\fR
-See the documentation for this option in \fBwimlib-imagex-optimize\fR (1).
+Compact the WIM archive in-place and append any new data, eliminating "holes".
+In general, this option should \fInot\fR be used because a failed or interrupted
+compaction will corrupt the WIM archive.  For more information, see the
+documentation for this option in \fBwimlib-imagex-optimize\fR (1).
 .SH SPLIT WIMS
 You may use \fBwimlib-imagex export\fR to export images from a split WIM.
 The \fISRC_WIMFILE\fR argument must specify the first part of the split WIM,