diff --git a/coreutils/ln.c b/coreutils/ln.c
index 2233a1d68..16389a289 100644
--- a/coreutils/ln.c
+++ b/coreutils/ln.c
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 static const char ln_usage[] =
 	"ln [OPTION] TARGET... LINK_NAME|DIRECTORY\n"
 #ifndef BB_FEATURE_TRIVIAL_HELP
-	"\nCreate a link named LINK_NAME or DIRECTORY to the specified TARGET\n\n"
+	"\nCreate a link named LINK_NAME or DIRECTORY to the specified TARGET\n"
+	"\nYou may use '--' to indicate that all following arguments are non-options.\n\n"
 	"Options:\n"
 	"\t-s\tmake symbolic links instead of hard links\n"
 
diff --git a/docs/busybox.pod b/docs/busybox.pod
index 7f413082b..3f7152ad0 100644
--- a/docs/busybox.pod
+++ b/docs/busybox.pod
@@ -914,6 +914,7 @@ Example:
 Usage: ln [OPTION] TARGET... LINK_NAME|DIRECTORY
 
 Create a link named LINK_NAME or DIRECTORY to the specified TARGET
+You may use '--' to indicate that all following arguments are non-options.
 
 Options:
 
@@ -2061,4 +2062,4 @@ Enrique Zanardi <ezanardi@ull.es>
 
 =cut
 
-# $Id: busybox.pod,v 1.50 2000/06/21 21:43:24 proski Exp $
+# $Id: busybox.pod,v 1.51 2000/06/21 22:53:24 andersen Exp $
diff --git a/ln.c b/ln.c
index 2233a1d68..16389a289 100644
--- a/ln.c
+++ b/ln.c
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 static const char ln_usage[] =
 	"ln [OPTION] TARGET... LINK_NAME|DIRECTORY\n"
 #ifndef BB_FEATURE_TRIVIAL_HELP
-	"\nCreate a link named LINK_NAME or DIRECTORY to the specified TARGET\n\n"
+	"\nCreate a link named LINK_NAME or DIRECTORY to the specified TARGET\n"
+	"\nYou may use '--' to indicate that all following arguments are non-options.\n\n"
 	"Options:\n"
 	"\t-s\tmake symbolic links instead of hard links\n"