diff --git a/plugins/check_ssh.c b/plugins/check_ssh.c
index 62c8b891..0f1c0835 100644
--- a/plugins/check_ssh.c
+++ b/plugins/check_ssh.c
@@ -434,5 +434,5 @@ void print_help(void) {
 
 void print_usage(void) {
 	printf("%s\n", _("Usage:"));
-	printf("%s  [-4|-6] [-t <timeout>] [-r <remote version>] [-p <port>] <host>\n", progname);
+	printf("%s  [-4|-6] [-t <timeout>] [-r <remote version>] [-p <port>] --hostname <host>\n", progname);
 }