diff --git a/scp.c b/scp.c
index 65cbb776ca7a104de13026a743d0e7e39c1a7751..11c966546d8c794adfa1e86c2e846365a40753f8 100644
--- a/scp.c
+++ b/scp.c
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ usage(void)
 {
 	(void) fprintf(stderr,
 	    "usage: scp [-1246BCpqrv] [-c cipher] [-F ssh_config] [-i identity_file]\n"
-	    "           [-l limit] [-o ssh_option] [-P port] [-S program]\n"
+	    "           [-l limit] [-P port] [-S program]\n"
 	    "           [[user@]host1:]file1 [...] [[user@]host2:]file2\n");
 	exit(1);
 }