diff --git a/bin/xbps-checkvers/main.c b/bin/xbps-checkvers/main.c
index 5991bc57..98358554 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-checkvers/main.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-checkvers/main.c
@@ -185,13 +185,13 @@ show_usage(const char *prog)
 "Usage: %s [OPTIONS] [FILES...]\n\n"
 " Options:\n"
 "  -h,--help			Show this helpful help-message for help.\n"
-"  -C,--config FILENAME 	Set (or override) the `xbps.conf' (which may\n"
+"  -C,--config=FILENAME 	Set (or override) the `xbps.conf' (which may\n"
 "				have automatically been detected).\n"
-"  -d,--distdir DIRECTORY	Set (or override) the path to xbps-packages\n"
+"  -d,--distdir=DIRECTORY	Set (or override) the path to xbps-packages\n"
 "				(defaults to ~/xbps-packages).\n"
 "  -i,--installed 		Check for outdated packages in rootdir, rather\n"
 "				than in the XBPS repositories.\n"
-"  -r,--rootdir DIRECTORY	Set root directory (defaults to /).\n"
+"  -r,--rootdir=DIRECTORY	Set root directory (defaults to /).\n"
 "  -s,--show-missing		List any binary packages which are not built.\n"
 "\n  [FILES...]			Extra packages to process with the outdated\n"
 "				ones (only processed if missing).\n\n",