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diff --git a/man/systemd-nspawn.xml b/man/systemd-nspawn.xml
index f153034296..c29542236d 100644
--- a/man/systemd-nspawn.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-nspawn.xml
@@ -211,13 +211,8 @@
<term><option>-x</option></term>
<term><option>--ephemeral</option></term>
- <listitem><para>If specified, the container is run with a
- temporary <literal>btrfs</literal> snapshot of its root
- directory (as configured with <option>--directory=</option>),
- that is removed immediately when the container terminates.
- This option is only supported if the root file system is
- <literal>btrfs</literal>. May not be specified together with
- <option>--image=</option> or
+ <listitem><para>If specified, the container is run with a temporary snapshot of its file system that is removed
+ immediately when the container terminates. May not be specified together with
<option>--template=</option>.</para>
<para>Note that this switch leaves host name, machine ID and
all other settings that could identify the instance
@@ -252,11 +247,12 @@
Partitions Specification</ulink>.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para>Any other partitions, such as foreign partitions, swap
- partitions or EFI system partitions are not mounted. May not
- be specified together with <option>--directory=</option>,
- <option>--template=</option> or
- <option>--ephemeral</option>.</para></listitem>
+ <para>On GPT images, if an EFI System Partition (ESP) is discovered, it is automatically mounted to
+ <filename>/efi</filename> (or <filename>/boot</filename> as fallback) in case a directory by this name exists
+ and is empty.</para>
+
+ <para>Any other partitions, such as foreign partitions or swap partitions are not mounted. May not be specified
+ together with <option>--directory=</option>, <option>--template=</option>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>