diff --git a/usr.sbin/newsyslog/newsyslog.8 b/usr.sbin/newsyslog/newsyslog.8
index d7dae49db840..0e727e826056 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/newsyslog/newsyslog.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/newsyslog/newsyslog.8
@@ -26,13 +26,12 @@
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
 .Op Fl CFNPnrsv
-.Op Fl R Ar tagname
-.Op Fl S Ar pidfile
 .Op Fl a Ar directory
 .Op Fl d Ar directory
 .Op Fl f Ar config_file
+.Op Fl S Ar pidfile
 .Op Fl t Ar timefmt
-.Op Ar
+.Op Oo Fl R Ar tagname Oc Ar
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
diff --git a/usr.sbin/newsyslog/newsyslog.c b/usr.sbin/newsyslog/newsyslog.c
index a373c8182030..d3685cb53c53 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/newsyslog/newsyslog.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/newsyslog/newsyslog.c
@@ -775,8 +775,8 @@ usage(void)
 {
 
 	fprintf(stderr,
-	    "usage: newsyslog [-CFNnrsv] [-a directory] [-d directory] [-f config-file]\n"
-	    "                 [-S pidfile] [-t timefmt ] [ [-R requestor] filename ... ]\n");
+	    "usage: newsyslog [-CFNPnrsv] [-a directory] [-d directory] [-f config_file]\n"
+	    "                 [-S pidfile] [-t timefmt] [[-R tagname] file ...]\n");
 	exit(1);
 }