diff --git a/youtube-dl b/youtube-dl
index 1afa43ff1e..0b2b0a6979 100755
--- a/youtube-dl
+++ b/youtube-dl
@@ -3576,7 +3576,7 @@ def parseOpts():
 			action='store_true', dest='autonumber',
 			help='number downloaded files starting from 00000', default=False)
 	filesystem.add_option('-o', '--output',
-			dest='outtmpl', metavar='TEMPLATE', help='output filename template. Use %(stitle)s to get the title, %(uploader)s for the uploader name, %(autonumber)s to get an automatically incremented number, and %% for a literal percent')
+			dest='outtmpl', metavar='TEMPLATE', help='output filename template. Use %(stitle)s to get the title, %(uploader)s for the uploader name, %(autonumber)s to get an automatically incremented number, %(ext)s for the filename extension, and %% for a literal percent')
 	filesystem.add_option('-a', '--batch-file',
 			dest='batchfile', metavar='FILE', help='file containing URLs to download (\'-\' for stdin)')
 	filesystem.add_option('-w', '--no-overwrites',