diff --git a/Documentation/btrfs-check.rst b/Documentation/btrfs-check.rst
index 07670941..a0dbfa3d 100644
--- a/Documentation/btrfs-check.rst
+++ b/Documentation/btrfs-check.rst
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ DANGEROUS OPTIONS
         .. note::
                 There's a warning and 10 second delay when this option is run without
                 *--force* to give users a chance to think twice before running repair, the
-                warnings in documentation have shown to be insufficient
+                warnings in documentation have shown to be insufficient.
 
 --init-csum-tree
         create a new checksum tree and recalculate checksums in all files
@@ -137,10 +137,15 @@ DANGEROUS OPTIONS
                 experimental.
 
 --force
-        allow work on a mounted filesystem. Note that this should work fine on a
-        quiescent or read-only mounted filesystem but may crash if the device is
-        changed externally, e.g. by the kernel module.  Repair without mount checks is
-        not supported right now.
+        allow work on a mounted filesystem and skip mount checks. Note that
+        this should work fine on a quiescent or read-only mounted filesystem
+        but may crash if the device is changed externally, e.g. by the kernel
+        module.
+
+        .. note::
+		It is possible to run with --repair but on a mounted filesystem
+                that will most likely lead to a corruption unless the filesystem
+                is in a quiescent state which may not be possible to guarantee.
 
         This option also skips the delay and warning in the repair mode (see
         *--repair*).
diff --git a/check/main.c b/check/main.c
index 9a7f40e7..523d800f 100644
--- a/check/main.c
+++ b/check/main.c
@@ -9959,7 +9959,10 @@ static const char * const cmd_check_usage[] = {
 	"Operation modes:",
 	OPTLINE("--readonly", "run in read-only mode (default)"),
 	OPTLINE("--repair", "try to repair the filesystem"),
-	OPTLINE("--force", "skip mount checks, repair is not possible"),
+	OPTLINE("--force", "skip mount checks, recommended only with --readonly; "
+			"WARNING: it is possible to run with --repair but on a mounted filesystem "
+			"that will most likely lead to a corruption unless the filesystem "
+			"is quiescent in a quiescent state which may not be possible to guarantee"),
 	OPTLINE("--mode <MODE>", "allows choice of memory/IO trade-offs where MODE is one of:"),
 	OPTLINE("", "original - read inodes and extents to memory (requires more memory, does less IO)"),
 	OPTLINE("", "lowmem   - try to use less memory but read blocks again when needed (experimental)"),
@@ -10147,7 +10150,7 @@ static int cmd_check(const struct cmd_struct *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 		printf("WARNING:\n\n");
 		printf("\tDo not use --repair unless you are advised to do so by a developer\n");
 		printf("\tor an experienced user, and then only after having accepted that no\n");
-		printf("\tfsck can successfully repair all types of filesystem corruption. Eg.\n");
+		printf("\tfsck can successfully repair all types of filesystem corruption. E.g.\n");
 		printf("\tsome software or hardware bugs can fatally damage a volume.\n");
 		printf("\tThe operation will start in %d seconds.\n", delay);
 		printf("\tUse Ctrl-C to stop it.\n");