diff --git a/apps/dhparam.c b/apps/dhparam.c
index 293a400..dd9228a 100644
--- a/apps/dhparam.c
+++ b/apps/dhparam.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 		BIO_printf(bio_err," -2            generate parameters using  2 as the generator value\n");
 		BIO_printf(bio_err," -5            generate parameters using  5 as the generator value\n");
 		BIO_printf(bio_err," numbits       number of bits in to generate (default 512)\n");
-		BIO_printf(bio_err," -rand file:file:...\n");
+		BIO_printf(bio_err," -rand file%cfile%c...\n", LIST_SEPARATOR_CHAR, LIST_SEPARATOR_CHAR);
 		BIO_printf(bio_err,"               - load the file (or the files in the directory) into\n");
 		BIO_printf(bio_err,"               the random number generator\n");
 		BIO_printf(bio_err," -noout        no output\n");
diff --git a/apps/gendh.c b/apps/gendh.c
index 1f6be96..acd799c 100644
--- a/apps/gendh.c
+++ b/apps/gendh.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 		BIO_printf(bio_err," -2    use 2 as the generator value\n");
 	/*	BIO_printf(bio_err," -3    use 3 as the generator value\n"); */
 		BIO_printf(bio_err," -5    use 5 as the generator value\n");
-		BIO_printf(bio_err," -rand file:file:...\n");
+		BIO_printf(bio_err," -rand file%cfile%c...\n", LIST_SEPARATOR_CHAR, LIST_SEPARATOR_CHAR);
 		BIO_printf(bio_err,"           - load the file (or the files in the directory) into\n");
 		BIO_printf(bio_err,"             the random number generator\n");
 		goto end;
diff --git a/apps/gendsa.c b/apps/gendsa.c
index d69a93d..b1a1c4f 100644
--- a/apps/gendsa.c
+++ b/apps/gendsa.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 #ifndef NO_IDEA
 		BIO_printf(bio_err," -idea     - encrypt the generated key with IDEA in cbc mode\n");
 #endif
-		BIO_printf(bio_err," -rand file:file:...\n");
+		BIO_printf(bio_err," -rand file%cfile%c...\n", LIST_SEPARATOR_CHAR, LIST_SEPARATOR_CHAR);
 		BIO_printf(bio_err,"           - load the file (or the files in the directory) into\n");
 		BIO_printf(bio_err,"             the random number generator\n");
 		BIO_printf(bio_err," dsaparam-file\n");
diff --git a/apps/genrsa.c b/apps/genrsa.c
index dc63ff0..6fe578d 100644
--- a/apps/genrsa.c
+++ b/apps/genrsa.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 		BIO_printf(bio_err," -passout arg    output file pass phrase source\n");
 		BIO_printf(bio_err," -f4             use F4 (0x10001) for the E value\n");
 		BIO_printf(bio_err," -3              use 3 for the E value\n");
-		BIO_printf(bio_err," -rand file:file:...\n");
+		BIO_printf(bio_err," -rand file%cfile%c...\n", LIST_SEPARATOR_CHAR, LIST_SEPARATOR_CHAR);
 		BIO_printf(bio_err,"                 load the file (or the files in the directory) into\n");
 		BIO_printf(bio_err,"                 the random number generator\n");
 		goto err;
diff --git a/apps/pkcs12.c b/apps/pkcs12.c
index d535a71..bf76864 100644
--- a/apps/pkcs12.c
+++ b/apps/pkcs12.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
 	BIO_printf (bio_err, "-password p   set import/export password source\n");
 	BIO_printf (bio_err, "-passin p     input file pass phrase source\n");
 	BIO_printf (bio_err, "-passout p    output file pass phrase source\n");
-	BIO_printf(bio_err,  "-rand file:file:...\n");
+	BIO_printf(bio_err,  "-rand file%cfile%c...\n", LIST_SEPARATOR_CHAR, LIST_SEPARATOR_CHAR);
 	BIO_printf(bio_err,  "              load the file (or the files in the directory) into\n");
 	BIO_printf(bio_err,  "              the random number generator\n");
     	goto end;
diff --git a/apps/rand.c b/apps/rand.c
index 9ca8407..f1c2e94 100644
--- a/apps/rand.c
+++ b/apps/rand.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 		BIO_printf(bio_err, "Usage: rand [options] num\n");
 		BIO_printf(bio_err, "where options are\n");
 		BIO_printf(bio_err, "-out file            - write to file\n");
-		BIO_printf(bio_err, "-rand file:file:...  - seed PRNG from files\n");
+		BIO_printf(bio_err, "-rand file%cfile%c...  - seed PRNG from files\n", LIST_SEPARATOR_CHAR, LIST_SEPARATOR_CHAR);
 		BIO_printf(bio_err, "-base64              - encode output\n");
 		goto err;
 		}
diff --git a/apps/smime.c b/apps/smime.c
index 77633cf..27e8dcf 100644
--- a/apps/smime.c
+++ b/apps/smime.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
 		BIO_printf (bio_err, "-text          include or delete text MIME headers\n");
 		BIO_printf (bio_err, "-CApath dir    trusted certificates directory\n");
 		BIO_printf (bio_err, "-CAfile file   trusted certificates file\n");
-		BIO_printf(bio_err,  "-rand file:file:...\n");
+		BIO_printf(bio_err,  "-rand file%cfile%c...\n", LIST_SEPARATOR_CHAR, LIST_SEPARATOR_CHAR);
 		BIO_printf(bio_err,  "               load the file (or the files in the directory) into\n");
 		BIO_printf(bio_err,  "               the random number generator\n");
 		BIO_printf (bio_err, "cert.pem       recipient certificate(s) for encryption\n");