diff --git a/src/ver.c b/src/ver.c
index c20547a..3f1efea 100644
--- a/src/ver.c
+++ b/src/ver.c
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ static struct apk_option ver_options[] = {
 	{ 't', "test",		"Compare two given versions" },
 	{ 'c', "check", 	"Check if the given version string is valid" },
 	{ 'a', "all",		"Consider packages from all repository tags" },
-	{ 'l', "limit",		"Limit output to packages whos status matches LIMCHAR",
-	  required_argument, "LIMCHAR" },
+	{ 'l', "limit",		"Limit output to packages with status matching one of LIMCHARS",
+	  required_argument, "LIMCHARS" },
 };
 
 static struct apk_applet apk_ver = {