diff --git a/mkdep.pl b/mkdep.pl
index 8eb1ce73..65a6d10b 100755
--- a/mkdep.pl
+++ b/mkdep.pl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Script to create Makefile-style dependencies.
 #
-# Usage: perl [-s path-separator] [-o obj-ext] mkdep.pl dir... > deps
+# Usage: perl mkdep.pl [-s path-separator] [-o obj-ext] dir... > deps
 #
 
 use File::Spec;