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diff --git a/man/dpkg-buildflags.pod b/man/dpkg-buildflags.pod
index cc78f6b..3bbec38 100644
--- a/man/dpkg-buildflags.pod
+++ b/man/dpkg-buildflags.pod
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ B<LDFLAGS> set to B<-Wl,-z,deb-canary->I<random-id>.
Several compile-time options (detailed below) can be used to help optimize
a resulting binary (since dpkg 1.21.0).
-B<Note>: enabling B<all> these options can result in unreproducible binary
+B<Note>: Enabling B<all> these options can result in unreproducible binary
artifacts.
=over
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ B<FFLAGS>, B<FCFLAGS> and B<LDFLAGS>.
Several compile-time options (detailed below) can be used to help sanitize
a resulting binary against memory corruptions, memory leaks, use after free,
threading data races and undefined behavior bugs.
-B<Note>: these options should B<not> be used for production builds
+B<Note>: These options should B<not> be used for production builds
as they can reduce reliability for conformant code, reduce security or
even functionality.
@@ -922,6 +922,13 @@ This variable sets the build path (since dpkg 1.18.8) to use in features
such as B<fixdebugpath> so that they can be controlled by the caller.
This variable is currently Debian and derivatives-specific.
+=item B<DEB_HOST_ARCH>
+
+Sets the host architecture.
+This affects the build flags that are emitted,
+which is typically relevant when cross-compiling,
+where B<DEB_HOST_ARCH> is different to B<DEB_BUILD_ARCH>.
+
=item B<DPKG_COLORS>
Sets the color mode (since dpkg 1.18.5).