diff --git a/Lib/ftplib.py b/Lib/ftplib.py
index a56e0c3085701b..c2e317dc6a7556 100644
--- a/Lib/ftplib.py
+++ b/Lib/ftplib.py
@@ -902,12 +902,12 @@ def test():
     '''Test program.
     Usage: ftp [-d] [-r[file]] host [-l[dir]] [-d[dir]] [-p] [file] ...
 
-    -d dir
     -l list
-    -p password
+    -d change directory
+    -p toggle passive mode
     '''
 
-    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+    if len(sys.argv) < 2 or sys.argv[1] in ('-h', '--help'):
         print(test.__doc__)
         sys.exit(0)