diff --git a/doc/bird.sgml b/doc/bird.sgml
index 5ed816e8..c5d74228 100644
--- a/doc/bird.sgml
+++ b/doc/bird.sgml
@@ -2118,22 +2118,24 @@ to set routing policy and all the other parameters differently for each neighbor
 using the following configuration parameters:
 
 <descrip>
-	<tag><label id="bgp-local">local [<m/ip/] as <m/number/</tag>
+	<tag><label id="bgp-local">local [<m/ip/] [port <m/number/] [as <m/number/]</tag>
 	Define which AS we are part of. (Note that contrary to other IP routers,
 	BIRD is able to act as a router located in multiple AS'es simultaneously,
 	but in such cases you need to tweak the BGP paths manually in the filters
 	to get consistent behavior.) Optional <cf/ip/ argument specifies a source
-	address, equivalent to the <cf/source address/ option (see below). This
-	parameter is mandatory.
+	address, equivalent to the <cf/source address/ option (see below).
+	Optional </cf/port> argument specifies the local BGP port instead of
+	standard port 179. The parameter may be used multiple times with
+	different sub-options (e.g., both <cf/local 10.0.0.1 as 65000;/ and
+	<cf/local 10.0.0.1; local as 65000;/ are valid). This parameter is
+	mandatory.
 
 	<tag><label id="bgp-neighbor">neighbor [<m/ip/] [port <m/number/] [as <m/number/]</tag>
 	Define neighboring router this instance will be talking to and what AS
 	it is located in. In case the neighbor is in the same AS as we are, we
 	automatically switch to iBGP. Optionally, the remote port may also be
-	specified. The parameter may be used multiple times with different
-	sub-options (e.g., both <cf/neighbor 10.0.0.1 as 65000;/ and
-	<cf/neighbor 10.0.0.1; neighbor as 65000;/ are valid). This parameter is
-	mandatory.
+	specified. Like <cf/local/ parameter, this parameter may also be used
+	multiple times with different sub-options. This parameter is mandatory.
 
 	<tag><label id="bgp-iface">interface <m/string/</tag>
 	Define interface we should use for link-local BGP IPv6 sessions.