diff --git a/doc/man/man1/cdist.text b/doc/man/man1/cdist.text
index 7f585953..104163af 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/cdist.text
+++ b/doc/man/man1/cdist.text
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ cdist - Configuration management
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-cdist [-V|--version]
+cdist [-h] [-V]
+
 cdist banner
+
 cdist config [-h] [-d] [-V] [-c CDIST_HOME] [-i MANIFEST] [-p] [-s] host [host ...]
 
 
@@ -22,6 +24,9 @@ cdist is the frontend executable to the cdist configuration management.
 cdist supports different as explained below. The options to the main
 program are:
 
+-h, --help::
+   Show the help screen
+
 -V, --version::
    Show version and exit