diff --git a/cmd/podman/common.go b/cmd/podman/common.go
index f647f9c4dc..ef74637734 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/common.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/common.go
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ var createFlags = []cli.Flag{
 	},
 	cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "mac-address",
-		Usage: "Container MAC address (e.g. 92:d0:c6:0a:29:33)",
+		Usage: "Container MAC address (e.g. 92:d0:c6:0a:29:33), not currently supported",
 	},
 	cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "memory, m",
diff --git a/cmd/podman/create.go b/cmd/podman/create.go
index 6a70e3f436..43bbb2518d 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/create.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/create.go
@@ -301,6 +301,10 @@ func parseCreateOpts(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Context, runtime *libpod.Runtim
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if c.String("mac-address") != "" {
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("--mac-address option not currently supported")
+	}
+
 	imageID := ""
 
 	inputCommand = c.Args()[1:]
diff --git a/docs/podman-create.1.md b/docs/podman-create.1.md
index ed20c6f8d1..dc0b0375db 100644
--- a/docs/podman-create.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-create.1.md
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@ Remember that the MAC address in an Ethernet network must be unique.
 The IPv6 link-local address will be based on the device's MAC address
 according to RFC4862.
 
+Not currently supported
+
 **-m**, **--memory**=""
 
 Memory limit (format: <number>[<unit>], where unit = b, k, m or g)
diff --git a/docs/podman-run.1.md b/docs/podman-run.1.md
index a049a33aa6..00c78f3218 100644
--- a/docs/podman-run.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-run.1.md
@@ -346,6 +346,8 @@ Remember that the MAC address in an Ethernet network must be unique.
 The IPv6 link-local address will be based on the device's MAC address
 according to RFC4862.
 
+Not currently supported
+
 **-m**, **--memory**=""
 
 Memory limit (format: <number>[<unit>], where unit = b, k, m or g)