diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/disable.d b/docs/cmdline-opts/disable.d
index ea95925c59..8d8ac54df5 100644
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/disable.d
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/disable.d
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ Added: 5.0
 See-also: config
 Multi: boolean
 ---
-If used as the first parameter on the command line, the *curlrc* config
+If used as the **first** parameter on the command line, the *curlrc* config
 file will not be read and used. See the --config for details on the default
 config file search path.
+
+Prior to 7.50.0 curl supported the short option name *q* but not the long
+option name *disable*.