diff --git a/docs/help/in/hilight.in b/docs/help/in/hilight.in
index fce51eb1..89842933 100644
--- a/docs/help/in/hilight.in
+++ b/docs/help/in/hilight.in
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
    -actcolor: Color to show in statusbar activity, or don't change if %%n.
    -level: Match only for <level> messages, default is
            publics,msgs,notices,actions
-   -channels: Match only in <channels>
+   -channels: Match only in <channels> (comma separated list)
    -priority: Priority to use when multiple hilights match. Default is 0.
 
 Examples:
diff --git a/docs/help/in/ignore.in b/docs/help/in/ignore.in
index 9424e2a3..26c269a4 100644
--- a/docs/help/in/ignore.in
+++ b/docs/help/in/ignore.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
               "tofinnishnick: blahblah".
     -network: Ignore only on this network.
     -ircnet: Same as -network. Deprecated. Do not use.
-    -channels: Ignore only in channels
+    -channels: Ignore only in channels (comma separated list)
     -time: <secs> seconds after the ignore is removed
     <mask>: Either a nick mask or list of channels
     <levels>: List of levels to ignore. You can use -<level> to remove levels