diff --git a/lib/hx509/hxtool-commands.in b/lib/hx509/hxtool-commands.in
index b8ddb2864..ef9432530 100644
--- a/lib/hx509/hxtool-commands.in
+++ b/lib/hx509/hxtool-commands.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2005 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
+ * Copyright (c) 2005 - 2007 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
  * (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden). 
  * All rights reserved. 
  *
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ command = {
 	option = {
 		long = "path-length"
 		type = "integer"
-		help = "Maximum path length (for CA or proxy certificates)"
+		help = "Maximum path length (CA and proxy certificates), -1 no limit"
 	}
 	option = {
 		long = "hostname"