diff --git a/pages/linux/mkfs.fat.md b/pages/linux/mkfs.fat.md
index dee34d17f3..5ac1e49c55 100644
--- a/pages/linux/mkfs.fat.md
+++ b/pages/linux/mkfs.fat.md
@@ -18,3 +18,7 @@
 - Use 5 instead of 2 file allocation tables:
 
 `mkfs.fat -f 5 {{/dev/sdXY}}`
+
+- Specify filesystem type:
+
+`mkfs.fat -F {{12|16|32}} {{/dev/sdXY}}`