diff --git a/apps/cmp.c b/apps/cmp.c
index 94404c92f3..db0d418bd4 100644
--- a/apps/cmp.c
+++ b/apps/cmp.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ const OPTIONS cmp_options[] = {
     {"geninfo", OPT_GENINFO, 's',
      "generalInfo integer values to place in request PKIHeader with given OID"},
     {OPT_MORE_STR, 0, 0,
-     "specified in the form <OID>:int:<n>, e.g. \"1.2.3:int:987\""},
+     "specified in the form <OID>:int:<n>, e.g. \"1.2.3.4:int:56789\""},
 
     OPT_SECTION("Certificate enrollment"),
     {"newkey", OPT_NEWKEY, 's',
diff --git a/doc/man1/openssl-cmp.pod.in b/doc/man1/openssl-cmp.pod.in
index 5dabb733ad..71902ab7da 100644
--- a/doc/man1/openssl-cmp.pod.in
+++ b/doc/man1/openssl-cmp.pod.in
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ e.g., C<signKeyPairTypes>.
 =item B<-geninfo> I<OID:int:N>
 
 generalInfo integer values to place in request PKIHeader with given OID,
-e.g., C<1.2.3:int:987>.
+e.g., C<1.2.3.4:int:56789>.
 
 =back