diff --git a/dropbear.8 b/dropbear.8
index f3a95017422f34c70d538e8445b72a83573caddf..e3987bc572219c092baa557f16c3fc59273de263 100644
--- a/dropbear.8
+++ b/dropbear.8
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ before user login (default: none).
 dsskeyfile.
 Use the contents of the file
 .I dsskey
-for the dss host key (default: /etc/dropbear/dropbear_dss_host_key).
+for the DSS host key (default: /etc/dropbear/dropbear_dss_host_key). 
+Note that 
+some SSH implementations
+use the term "DSA" rather than "DSS", they mean the same thing.
 This file is generated with
 .BR dropbearkey (8).
 .TP
diff --git a/dropbearkey.8 b/dropbearkey.8
index a093d85ea7f6b317a294e1950d5839f1139f80a0..b5745dd820c8c94fe6ee302947a2acffac8e99dc 100644
--- a/dropbearkey.8
+++ b/dropbearkey.8
@@ -11,13 +11,16 @@ dropbearkey \- create private keys for the use with dropbear(8)
 .IR bits ]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B dropbearkey
-generates a type
-.I rsa
+generates a
+.I RSA
 or
-.I dss
-SSH private key, and saves it to a file for the use with the
+.I DSS
+format SSH private key, and saves it to a file for the use with the
 .BR dropbear (8)
 SSH 2 server.
+Note that 
+some SSH implementations
+use the term "DSA" rather than "DSS", they mean the same thing.
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
 .B \-t \fItype