diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 4ffb49b6be..310c1dd0ca 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Wed Jun  3 19:31:33 1998  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>
+
+	* binutils.texi, objdump.1: Document -p/--private-headers.
+
 Wed Jun  3 12:09:40 1998  Nick Clifton  <nickc@cygnus.com>
 
 	* objcopy.c: Add new command line options: --change-section-lma
diff --git a/binutils/binutils.texi b/binutils/binutils.texi
index 88d408ff18..70f68b384f 100644
--- a/binutils/binutils.texi
+++ b/binutils/binutils.texi
@@ -1126,6 +1126,7 @@ objdump [ -a | --archive-headers ]
         [ -j @var{section} | --section=@var{section} ]
         [ -l | --line-numbers ] [ -S | --source ]
         [ -m @var{machine} | --architecture=@var{machine} ]
+        [ -p | --private-headers ]
         [ -r | --reloc ] [ -R | --dynamic-reloc ]
         [ -s | --full-contents ]  [ --stabs ]
         [ -t | --syms ] [ -T | --dynamic-syms ] [ -x | --all-headers ]
@@ -1283,6 +1284,12 @@ can be useful when disassembling object files which do not describe
 architecture information, such as S-records.  You can list the available
 architectures with the @samp{-i} option.
 
+@item -p
+@itemx --private-headers
+Print information that is specific to the object file format.  The exact
+information printed depends upon the object file format.  For some
+object file formats, no additional information is printed.
+
 @item -r
 @itemx --reloc
 @cindex relocation entries, in object file
diff --git a/binutils/objdump.1 b/binutils/objdump.1
index 69217b9d41..ed4a629dd8 100644
--- a/binutils/objdump.1
+++ b/binutils/objdump.1
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ objdump \- display information from object files.
 .RB " | " "\-\-architecture="\c
 .I machine\c
 \&\|] 
+.RB "[\|" \-p | \-\-private\-headers "\|]" 
 .RB "[\|" \-\-prefix\-addresses "\|]" 
 .RB "[\|" \-r | \-\-reloc "\|]" 
 .RB "[\|" \-R | \-\-dynamic\-reloc "\|]" 
@@ -258,6 +259,14 @@ can be useful when disassembling object files which do not describe
 architecture information, such as S-records.  You can list the available
 architectures with the \fB\-i\fP option. 
 
+.TP
+.B \-p
+.TP
+.B \-\-private\-headers
+Print information that is specific to the object file format.  The
+exact information printed depends upon the object file format.  For
+some object file formats, no additional information is printed.
+
 .TP
 .B \-r
 .TP