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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
index f3ee807b5d8b..0065a55bc09e 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
@@ -397,13 +397,14 @@ a hung task is detected.
hung_task_panic
===============
-Controls the kernel's behavior when a hung task is detected.
+When set to a non-zero value, a kernel panic will be triggered if the
+number of hung tasks found during a single scan reaches this value.
This file shows up if ``CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK`` is enabled.
-= =================================================
+= =======================================================
0 Continue operation. This is the default behavior.
-1 Panic immediately.
-= =================================================
+N Panic when N hung tasks are found during a single scan.
+= =======================================================
hung_task_check_count