diff --git a/doc/common/tables/cinder-vmware.xml b/doc/common/tables/cinder-vmware.xml
index 75820ab9f0..cc3be8c1dd 100644
--- a/doc/common/tables/cinder-vmware.xml
+++ b/doc/common/tables/cinder-vmware.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@
         <td>vmware_task_poll_interval = 0.5</td>
         <td>(FloatOpt) The interval (in seconds) for polling remote tasks invoked on VMware ESX/VC server.</td>
       </tr>
+      <tr>
+        <td>vmware_tmp_dir = /tmp</td>
+        <td>(StrOpt) Directory where virtual disks are stored during volume backup and restore.</td>
+      </tr>
       <tr>
         <td>vmware_volume_folder = cinder-volumes</td>
         <td>(StrOpt) Name for the folder in the VC datacenter that will contain cinder volumes.</td>
diff --git a/tools/autogenerate-config-flagmappings/cinder.flagmappings b/tools/autogenerate-config-flagmappings/cinder.flagmappings
index 6b07e76042..b09fadcc4a 100644
--- a/tools/autogenerate-config-flagmappings/cinder.flagmappings
+++ b/tools/autogenerate-config-flagmappings/cinder.flagmappings
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ vmware_host_version vmware
 vmware_image_transfer_timeout_secs vmware
 vmware_max_objects_retrieval vmware
 vmware_task_poll_interval vmware
+vmware_tmp_dir vmware
 vmware_volume_folder vmware
 vmware_wsdl_location vmware
 volume_api_class api