diff --git a/sudo.c b/sudo.c
index d03a5635f..c98741634 100644
--- a/sudo.c
+++ b/sudo.c
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ parse_args(argc, argv)
 	usage(1);
     }
     if ((runas_user != NULL || runas_group != NULL) &&
-	!ISSET(mode, MODE_EDIT | MODE_RUN | MODE_CHECK)) {
+	!ISSET(mode, MODE_EDIT | MODE_RUN | MODE_CHECK | MODE_VALIDATE)) {
 	usage(1);
     }
     if (list_pw != NULL && mode != MODE_LIST && mode != MODE_CHECK) {
diff --git a/sudo.pod b/sudo.pod
index 41e1ed54b..f7c57f645 100644
--- a/sudo.pod
+++ b/sudo.pod
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ B<sudo> B<-h> | B<-K> | B<-k> | B<-L> | B<-V>
 
 B<sudo> B<-v> [B<-AknS>]
 S<[B<-a> I<auth_type>]>
-S<[B<-p> I<prompt>]>
+S<[B<-g> I<groupname>|I<#gid>]> S<[B<-p> I<prompt>]>
+S<[B<-u> I<username>|I<#uid>]>
 
 B<sudo> B<-l[l]> [B<-AknS>]
 S<[B<-a> I<auth_type>]>
diff --git a/sudo_usage.h.in b/sudo_usage.h.in
index 10bd43893..9f1c102cc 100644
--- a/sudo_usage.h.in
+++ b/sudo_usage.h.in
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
  * need to be able to substitute values from configure.
  */
 #define SUDO_USAGE1 " -h | -K | -k | -L | -V"
-#define SUDO_USAGE2 " -v [-AknS] @BSDAUTH_USAGE@[-p prompt]"
+#define SUDO_USAGE2 " -v [-AknS] @BSDAUTH_USAGE@[-g groupname|#gid] [-p prompt] [-u username|#uid]"
 #define SUDO_USAGE3 " -l[l] [-AknS] @BSDAUTH_USAGE@[-g groupname|#gid] [-p prompt] [-U username] [-u username|#uid] [-g groupname|#gid] [command]"
 #define SUDO_USAGE4 " [-AbEHknPS] @BSDAUTH_USAGE@@SELINUX_USAGE@[-C fd] @LOGINCAP_USAGE@[-g groupname|#gid] [-p prompt] [-u username|#uid] [-g groupname|#gid] [VAR=value] [-i|-s] [<command>]"
 #define SUDO_USAGE5 " -e [-AknS] @BSDAUTH_USAGE@@SELINUX_USAGE@[-C fd] @LOGINCAP_USAGE@[-g groupname|#gid] [-p prompt] [-u username|#uid] file ..."