diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 21ac1e5d7b..1197640ea7 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2014-03-12  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	PR binutils/16652
+	* doc/binutils.texi (ar cmdline): Move --plugin command line
+	option to after the command option.
+
 2014-03-12  Dmitry Gorbachev  <d.g.gorbachev@gmail.com>
 
 	PR binutils/16567
diff --git a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
index 7c4322dafb..5c95800f91 100644
--- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
+++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ in the section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation License''.
 @c man title ar create, modify, and extract from archives
 
 @smallexample
-ar [@option{--plugin} @var{name}] [-]@var{p}[@var{mod} [@var{relpos}] [@var{count}]] [@option{--target} @var{bfdname}] @var{archive} [@var{member}@dots{}]
+ar [-]@var{p}[@var{mod}] [@option{--plugin} @var{name}] [@option{--target} @var{bfdname}] [@var{relpos}] [@var{count}] @var{archive} [@var{member}@dots{}]
 ar -M [ <mri-script ]
 @end smallexample
 
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ program.
 
 @smallexample
 @c man begin SYNOPSIS ar
-ar [@option{--plugin} @var{name}] [@option{-X32_64}] [@option{-}]@var{p}[@var{mod} [@var{relpos}] [@var{count}]] [@option{--target} @var{bfdname}] @var{archive} [@var{member}@dots{}]
+ar [@option{-X32_64}] [@option{-}]@var{p}[@var{mod}] [@option{--plugin} @var{name}] [@option{--target} @var{bfdname}] [@var{relpos}] [@var{count}] @var{archive} [@var{member}@dots{}]
 @c man end
 @end smallexample