diff --git a/general/prog/cmake.xml b/general/prog/cmake.xml
index b3a0423d64..319efcb2cd 100644
--- a/general/prog/cmake.xml
+++ b/general/prog/cmake.xml
@@ -179,12 +179,10 @@ make</userinput></screen>
     </para>
 
     <para>
-      <parameter>--system-libs</parameter>: This switch forces the build system
-      to link against <application>Zlib</application>,
-      <application>Bzip2</application>, <application>cURL</application>,
-      <application>nghttp2</application>,
-      <application>Expat</application> and <application>libarchive</application>
-      installed on the system.
+      <parameter>--system-libs</parameter>: This switch forces the build
+      system to link against the system installed version for all needed
+      libraries but those explicitly specified via a
+      <option>--no-system-*</option> option.
     </para>
 
     <para>