diff --git a/docs/help/in/connect.in b/docs/help/in/connect.in
index 1c1aa2bb..3330966e 100644
--- a/docs/help/in/connect.in
+++ b/docs/help/in/connect.in
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     -ssl_cert:      The SSL client certificate file.
     -ssl_pkey:      The SSL client private key, if not included in the
                     certificate file.
+    -ssl_pass:      The password for the SSL client private key or certificate.
     -ssl_verify:    Verifies the SSL certificate of the server.
     -ssl_cafile:    The file with the list of CA certificates.
     -ssl_capath:    The directory which contains the CA certificates.
diff --git a/docs/help/in/server.in b/docs/help/in/server.in
index d8bcb9a7..f6706daf 100644
--- a/docs/help/in/server.in
+++ b/docs/help/in/server.in
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     -ssl_cert:         The SSL client certificate file.
     -ssl_pkey:         The SSL client private key, if not included in the
                        certificate file.
-    -ssl_pass:         Verifies the SSL certificate of the server.
+    -ssl_pass:         The password for the SSL client private key or certificate.
     -ssl_verify:       Verifies the SSL certificate of the server.
     -ssl_cafile:       The file with the list of CA certificates.
     -ssl_capath:       The directory which contains the CA certificates.