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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index e3a7ec124..f89db18f1 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ you prefer powers of 1024.
@cindex human-readable output
Append a size letter to each size, such as @samp{M} for mebibytes.
Powers of 1024 are used, not 1000; @samp{M} stands for 1,048,576 bytes.
+This option is equivalent to @option{--block-size=human-readable}.
Use the @option{--si} option if you prefer powers of 1000.
@end macro
@@ -9765,13 +9766,7 @@ Output a null byte at the end of each line, rather than a newline.
This option enables other programs to parse the output of @command{du}
even when that output would contain file names with embedded newlines.
-@itemx --si
-@opindex --si
-@cindex SI output
-Append an SI-style abbreviation to each size, such as @samp{MB} for
-megabytes. Powers of 1000 are used, not 1024; @samp{MB} stands for
-1,000,000 bytes. Use the @option{-h} or @option{--human-readable} option if
-you prefer powers of 1024.
+@optSi
@item -s
@itemx --summarize