diff --git a/diff.h b/diff.h
index f80f64608..8ab0448a1 100644
--- a/diff.h
+++ b/diff.h
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ extern void diffcore_std_no_resolve(struct diff_options *);
 "  -O<file>      reorder diffs according to the <file>.\n" \
 "  -S<string>    find filepair whose only one side contains the string.\n" \
 "  --pickaxe-all\n" \
-"                show all files diff when -S is used and hit is found.\n"
+"                show all files diff when -S is used and hit is found.\n" \
+"  -a  --text    treat all files as text.\n"
 
 extern int diff_queue_is_empty(void);
 extern void diff_flush(struct diff_options*);