diff --git a/docs/writing-qmp-commands.txt b/docs/writing-qmp-commands.txt
index 4d86c2477b..f3df2066a4 100644
--- a/docs/writing-qmp-commands.txt
+++ b/docs/writing-qmp-commands.txt
@@ -365,6 +365,8 @@ documentation for information about the other types.
 
 === User Defined Types ===
 
+FIXME This example needs to be redone after commit 6d32717
+
 For this example we will write the query-alarm-clock command, which returns
 information about QEMU's timer alarm. For more information about it, please
 check the "-clock" command-line option.
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 22cf3b94ce..1e7d5b8362 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -2989,16 +2989,8 @@ Load the contents of @var{file} as an option ROM.
 This option is useful to load things like EtherBoot.
 ETEXI
 
-DEF("clock", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_clock, \
-    "-clock          force the use of the given methods for timer alarm.\n" \
-    "                To see what timers are available use '-clock help'\n",
-    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
-STEXI
-@item -clock @var{method}
-@findex -clock
-Force the use of the given methods for timer alarm. To see what timers
-are available use @code{-clock help}.
-ETEXI
+HXCOMM Silently ignored for compatibility
+DEF("clock", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_clock, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 
 HXCOMM Options deprecated by -rtc
 DEF("localtime", 0, QEMU_OPTION_localtime, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)