diff --git a/servers/slapd/slapcommon.c b/servers/slapd/slapcommon.c
index 05f331a6f67eced51a68e51475e21d9027a56c26..6ae9d1946959414afb68fb7cc93e2b3aeeb34669 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/slapcommon.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/slapcommon.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ usage( int tool, const char *progname )
 
 	case SLAPCAT:
 		options = " [-c]\n\t[-g] [-n databasenumber | -b suffix]"
-			" [-l ldiffile] [-a filter]\n";
+			" [-l ldiffile] [-a filter] [-s subtree]\n";
 		break;
 
 	case SLAPDN: