--- a/lilo.c
+++ b/lilo.c
@@ -548,7 +548,8 @@
     fprintf(errstd,"%7s%s -T help \t\t\tlist additional options\n", "", name);
     fprintf(errstd,"%7s%s -X\t\t\t\tinternal compile-time options\n", "", name);
 #endif /* !__MSDOS__ */
-    fprintf(errstd,"%7s%s -V [ -v ]\t\t\tversion information\n\n","",name);
+    fprintf(errstd,"%7s%s -V\t\t\t\tversion information\n","",name);
+    fprintf(errstd,"%7s%s -v\t\t\t\tverbose mode\n\n","",name);
     exit(1);
 }