diff --git a/man/dracut.8.asc b/man/dracut.8.asc
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--- a/man/dracut.8.asc
+++ b/man/dracut.8.asc
@@ -455,6 +455,12 @@ will not be able to boot.
     you pass, this may result in an initramfs that the kernel cannot decompress.
     The default value can also be set via the _INITRD_COMPRESS_ environment variable.
 
+**--squash-compressor** _<compressor>_::
+    Compress the squashfs image using the passed compressor and compressor
+    specific options for mksquashfs. You can refer to mksquashfs manual for
+    supported compressors and compressor specific options. If squash module is
+    not called when building the initramfs, this option will not take effect.
+
 **--no-compress**::
     Do not compress the generated initramfs. This will override any other
     compression options.