diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 33121d6c827c..e5b447a0acda 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -527,29 +527,30 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 			Format: <area>[,<node>]
 			See also Documentation/networking/decnet.txt.
 
-	default_blu=	[VT]
+	vt.default_blu=	[VT]
 			Format: <blue0>,<blue1>,<blue2>,...,<blue15>
 			Change the default blue palette of the console.
 			This is a 16-member array composed of values
 			ranging from 0-255.
 
-	default_grn=	[VT]
+	vt.default_grn=	[VT]
 			Format: <green0>,<green1>,<green2>,...,<green15>
 			Change the default green palette of the console.
 			This is a 16-member array composed of values
 			ranging from 0-255.
 
-	default_red=	[VT]
+	vt.default_red=	[VT]
 			Format: <red0>,<red1>,<red2>,...,<red15>
 			Change the default red palette of the console.
 			This is a 16-member array composed of values
 			ranging from 0-255.
 
-	default_utf8=   [VT]
+	vt.default_utf8=
+			[VT]
 			Format=<0|1>
 			Set system-wide default UTF-8 mode for all tty's.
-			Default is 0 and by setting to 1, it enables UTF-8
-			mode for all newly opened or allocated terminals.
+			Default is 1, i.e. UTF-8 mode is enabled for all
+			newly opened terminals.
 
 	dhash_entries=	[KNL]
 			Set number of hash buckets for dentry cache.