diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 57bf8389..72da71d3 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ This file documents the major additions and syntax changes between releases.
 	Reverted back to using pst3 for Solaris systems. Fixed issues re: -m64 needed to compile on 64bit systems
 	If applicable, Gettext linked dynamically instead of statically
 	check_dig can now pass arguments dig by using -A/--dig-arguments (#1874041/#1889453)
+	check_ntp and check_ntp_peer now show proper jitter/stratum thresholds longopts in --help
 
 1.4.11 13th December 2007
 	Fixed check_http regression in 1.4.10 where following redirects to
diff --git a/plugins/check_ntp.c b/plugins/check_ntp.c
index 6f965cec..28a8f899 100644
--- a/plugins/check_ntp.c
+++ b/plugins/check_ntp.c
@@ -849,9 +849,9 @@ void print_help(void){
 	printf ("    %s\n", _("Offset to result in warning status (seconds)"));
 	printf (" %s\n", "-c, --critical=THRESHOLD");
 	printf ("    %s\n", _("Offset to result in critical status (seconds)"));
-	printf (" %s\n", "-j, --warning=THRESHOLD");
+	printf (" %s\n", "-j, --jwarn=THRESHOLD");
 	printf ("    %s\n", _("Warning threshold for jitter"));
-	printf (" %s\n", "-k, --critical=THRESHOLD");
+	printf (" %s\n", "-k, --jcrit=THRESHOLD");
 	printf ("    %s\n", _("Critical threshold for jitter"));
 	printf (_(UT_TIMEOUT), DEFAULT_SOCKET_TIMEOUT);
 	printf (_(UT_VERBOSE));
diff --git a/plugins/check_ntp_peer.c b/plugins/check_ntp_peer.c
index 753b7b25..536883d5 100644
--- a/plugins/check_ntp_peer.c
+++ b/plugins/check_ntp_peer.c
@@ -645,13 +645,13 @@ void print_help(void){
 	printf ("    %s\n", _("Offset to result in warning status (seconds)"));
 	printf (" %s\n", "-c, --critical=THRESHOLD");
 	printf ("    %s\n", _("Offset to result in critical status (seconds)"));
-	printf (" %s\n", "-W, --warning=THRESHOLD");
+	printf (" %s\n", "-W, --swarn=THRESHOLD");
 	printf ("    %s\n", _("Warning threshold for stratum"));
-	printf (" %s\n", "-C, --critical=THRESHOLD");
+	printf (" %s\n", "-C, --scrit=THRESHOLD");
 	printf ("    %s\n", _("Critical threshold for stratum"));
-	printf (" %s\n", "-j, --warning=THRESHOLD");
+	printf (" %s\n", "-j, --jwarn=THRESHOLD");
 	printf ("    %s\n", _("Warning threshold for jitter"));
-	printf (" %s\n", "-k, --critical=THRESHOLD");
+	printf (" %s\n", "-k, --jcrit=THRESHOLD");
 	printf ("    %s\n", _("Critical threshold for jitter"));
 	printf (_(UT_TIMEOUT), DEFAULT_SOCKET_TIMEOUT);
 	printf (_(UT_VERBOSE));