diff --git a/tcc.c b/tcc.c
index 42a251b3..ce1945a1 100644
--- a/tcc.c
+++ b/tcc.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static const char help[] =
     "  -m32/64      defer to i386/x86_64 cross compiler\n"
 #endif
     "Tools:\n"
-    "  create library  : tcc -ar [rcsv] lib.a files\n"
+    "  create library  : tcc -ar [rcsv] lib.a [files]\n"
 #ifdef TCC_TARGET_PE
     "  create def file : tcc -impdef lib.dll [-v] [-o lib.def]\n"
 #endif