diff --git a/ncat/docs/ncat.xml b/ncat/docs/ncat.xml
index cd1cc5113..1a8105ebe 100644
--- a/ncat/docs/ncat.xml
+++ b/ncat/docs/ncat.xml
@@ -649,8 +649,8 @@
         <listitem>
           <para>Issue Ncat with <option>-v</option> and it will be verbose and
           display all kinds of useful connection based information. Use more
-          than once (<option>-vv</option>, <option>-vvv</option>) for greater
-          verbosity. <option>-vvv</option> is the maximum level.</para>
+          than once (<option>-vv</option>, <option>-vvv</option>...) for greater
+          verbosity.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/ncat/ncat_main.c b/ncat/ncat_main.c
index aae59a0c8..e6aa0c3de 100644
--- a/ncat/ncat_main.c
+++ b/ncat/ncat_main.c
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 "  -t, --telnet               Answer Telnet negotiations\n"
 "  -u, --udp                  Use UDP instead of default TCP\n"
 "      --sctp                 Use SCTP instead of default TCP\n"
-"  -v, --verbose              Set verbosity level (can be used up to 3 times)\n"
+"  -v, --verbose              Set verbosity level (can be used several times)\n"
 "  -w, --wait <time>          Connect timeout\n"
 "      --append-output        Append rather than clobber specified output files\n"
 "      --send-only            Only send data, ignoring received; quit on EOF\n"