diff --git a/apps/app_waitforsilence.c b/apps/app_waitforsilence.c
index cbba6cfc66cf05a5429dedce0319d6d04c4fade5..615eddbceec9191477b25f3cb25fcdc494834d0b 100644
--- a/apps/app_waitforsilence.c
+++ b/apps/app_waitforsilence.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static char *descrip =
 "SILENCE - if silence of x ms was detected"
 "TIMEOUT - if silence of x ms was not detected."
 "Examples:\n"
-"  - WaitForSilence(500,2) will wait for 1/2 second of silence, twice\n"
+"  - WaitForSilence(500|2) will wait for 1/2 second of silence, twice\n"
 "  - WaitForSilence(1000) will wait for 1 second of silence, once\n";
 
 STANDARD_LOCAL_USER;