diff --git a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-mangle.xml b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-mangle.xml
index c02883011..fbe2d74af 100644
--- a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-mangle.xml
+++ b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-mangle.xml
@@ -374,7 +374,8 @@ DIVERTHA        -               -               tcp</programlisting>
 
               <listitem>
                 <para>Allows you to place your own ip[6]tables matches at the
-                end of the line following a semicolon (";"). If an
+                end of the line following a semicolon (";") (deprecated) or
+                two semicolons (";;") (preferred since Shoreall 5.0.0). If an
                 <replaceable>action</replaceable> is specified, the compiler
                 proceeds as if that <replaceable>action</replaceable> had been
                 specified in this column. If no action is specified, then you
@@ -391,21 +392,15 @@ DIVERTHA        -               -               tcp</programlisting>
 
                 <programlisting>2:P                   eth0              -         tcp 22
 INLINE(MARK(2)):P     eth0              -         tcp 22
-INLINE(MARK(2)):P     eth0              -                 ; -p tcp
-INLINE                eth0              -         tcp 22  ; -j MARK --set-mark 2
-INLINE                eth0              -                 ; -p tcp -j MARK --set-mark 2
+INLINE(MARK(2)):P     eth0              -                 ;; -p tcp
+INLINE                eth0              -         tcp 22  ;; -j MARK --set-mark 2
+INLINE                eth0              -                 ;; -p tcp -j MARK --set-mark 2
 </programlisting>
 
                 <para>If INLINE_MATCHES=Yes in <ulink
                 url="/manpages/shorewall.conf.html">shorewall6.conf(5)</ulink>
                 then the third rule above can be specified as follows:</para>
 
-                <programlisting>MARK(2):P             eth0              -                 ; -p tcp</programlisting>
-
-                <para>Beginning with Shorewall 5.0.0, the rule may also be
-                written this way, irrespective of the setting of
-                INLINE_MATCHES:</para>
-
                 <programlisting>MARK(2):P             eth0              -                 ;; -p tcp</programlisting>
               </listitem>
             </varlistentry>
diff --git a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-masq.xml b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-masq.xml
index fbe8bd7bb..6a968916c 100644
--- a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-masq.xml
+++ b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-masq.xml
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@
           <programlisting>/etc/shorewall/masq:
 
        #INTERFACE    SOURCE         ADDRESS 
-       INLINE(eth1)  0.0.0.0/0      70.90.191.121 ;  -m statistic --mode random --probability 0.50
+       INLINE(eth1)  0.0.0.0/0      70.90.191.121 ;;  -m statistic --mode random --probability 0.50
        eth1          0.0.0.0/0      70.90.191.123 
 </programlisting>
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-rules.xml b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-rules.xml
index 82abeffc8..ac6900656 100644
--- a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-rules.xml
+++ b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-rules.xml
@@ -461,7 +461,8 @@
               <listitem>
                 <para>Added in Shorewall 4.5.16. This action allows you to
                 construct most of the rule yourself using iptables syntax. The
-                part that you specify must follow a semicolon (';') and is
+                part that you specify must follow a semicolon (';')
+                (deprecated) or two semicolons(';;') (preferred) and is
                 completely free-form. If the target of the rule (the part
                 following 'j') is something that Shorewall supports in the
                 ACTION column, then you may enclose it in parentheses (e.g.,
@@ -489,7 +490,7 @@
                     necessarily be at the end of the generated rule. For
                     example, if addresses are specified in the SOURCE and/or
                     DEST columns, their generated matches will appear after
-                    those specified using ';'.</para>
+                    those specified using ';;' (or ';').</para>
                   </listitem>
                 </itemizedlist>
               </listitem>