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diff --git a/man/1/m4 b/man/1/m4
index dfab4fb0..ef0670a3 100644
--- a/man/1/m4
+++ b/man/1/m4
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ m4 \- macro processor
[
.BI -D name = value
] [
+.BI -Q name = value
+] [
.BI -U name
] [
.I file
@@ -235,17 +237,24 @@ Undiverting discards the diverted text.
.PD
.PP
.I M4
-interprets the
-.B -D
-and
-.B -U
-command line options after installing the predefined macro set.
+interprets its command line options after installing the predefined macro set.
The
.B -D
option defines
.I name
as a macro with the given
-.IR value .
+.IR value ;
+.B -Q
+defines
+.I name
+as a macro with the given
+.IR value
+that is regarded as always quoted (ie, is never rescanned).
+Neither
+.B -D
+nor
+.B -Q
+may change a predefined macro.
The
.B -U
option