diff --git a/kdc/hprop.c b/kdc/hprop.c
index a8ad43b77..1f6dcfe93 100644
--- a/kdc/hprop.c
+++ b/kdc/hprop.c
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ static int num_args = sizeof(args) / sizeof(args[0]);
 static void
 usage(int ret)
 {
-    arg_printusage (args, num_args, NULL, "host ...");
+    arg_printusage (args, num_args, NULL, "[host[:port]] ...");
     exit (ret);
 }