diff --git a/help2rst.py b/help2rst.py
index 891decf1..c5126ffc 100755
--- a/help2rst.py
+++ b/help2rst.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
            synopsis=synopsis, description=format_text('\n'.join(description)))
 
     in_arg = False
+    in_footer = False
 
     for line in infile:
         line = line.rstrip()
@@ -95,6 +96,14 @@ DESCRIPTION
             print ''
             in_arg = False
 
+        if line == '--':
+            in_footer = True
+            continue
+
+        if in_footer:
+            print line.strip()
+            continue
+
         if line == 'Options:':
             print 'OPTIONS'
             print '-------'
diff --git a/src/nghttp.cc b/src/nghttp.cc
index de2f936a..fa57a99e 100644
--- a/src/nghttp.cc
+++ b/src/nghttp.cc
@@ -2431,6 +2431,8 @@ Options:
   --version   Display version information and exit.
   -h, --help  Display this help and exit.
 
+--
+
   The <SIZE> argument is an integer and an optional unit (e.g., 10K is
   10 * 1024).  Units are K, M and G (powers of 1024).)" << std::endl;
 }
diff --git a/src/nghttpd.cc b/src/nghttpd.cc
index 2898f05c..d7691598 100644
--- a/src/nghttpd.cc
+++ b/src/nghttpd.cc
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ Options:
   --version   Display version information and exit.
   -h, --help  Display this help and exit.
 
+--
+
   The <SIZE> argument is an integer and an optional unit (e.g., 10K is
   10 * 1024).  Units are K, M and G (powers of 1024).)" << std::endl;
 }
diff --git a/src/shrpx.cc b/src/shrpx.cc
index bc2aec31..ed7e79a8 100644
--- a/src/shrpx.cc
+++ b/src/shrpx.cc
@@ -1398,6 +1398,8 @@ Misc:
               Print version and exit.
   -h, --help  Print this help and exit.
 
+--
+
   The <SIZE> argument is an integer and an optional unit (e.g., 10K is
   10 * 1024).  Units are K, M and G (powers of 1024).