diff --git a/src/ssp/ssp.c b/src/ssp/ssp.c
index 5575992..2dd4904 100644
--- a/src/ssp/ssp.c
+++ b/src/ssp/ssp.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ parse_cmdline(int *argc, const char **argv[], struct ssp *ctx)
     /* no command specified */
     if (LO_CUR(&lo) == *argc)
         dienocommand(EX_USAGE, usage, (ctx->options & OPT_HELP) ?
-" -D, --database FILE                   Use FILE as database\n"
+" -D, --database FILE                   Use FILE as database [$HOME/ssp.db]\n"
 "\n"
 " -q, --quiet                           Enable quiet mode\n"
 "     --debug[=[@[level]:]+FD|FILE]     Enable debug output (to FD|FILE)\n"