diff --git a/libavfilter/af_aformat.c b/libavfilter/af_aformat.c
index 1439177bd0..e43149561a 100644
--- a/libavfilter/af_aformat.c
+++ b/libavfilter/af_aformat.c
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ typedef struct AFormatContext {
 #define A AV_OPT_FLAG_AUDIO_PARAM
 #define F AV_OPT_FLAG_FILTERING_PARAM
 static const AVOption aformat_options[] = {
-    { "sample_fmts",     "A comma-separated list of sample formats.",  OFFSET(formats_str),         AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, .flags = A|F },
-    { "sample_rates",    "A comma-separated list of sample rates.",    OFFSET(sample_rates_str),    AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, .flags = A|F },
-    { "channel_layouts", "A comma-separated list of channel layouts.", OFFSET(channel_layouts_str), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, .flags = A|F },
+    { "sample_fmts",     "A '|'-separated list of sample formats.",  OFFSET(formats_str),         AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, .flags = A|F },
+    { "sample_rates",    "A '|'-separated list of sample rates.",    OFFSET(sample_rates_str),    AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, .flags = A|F },
+    { "channel_layouts", "A '|'-separated list of channel layouts.", OFFSET(channel_layouts_str), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, .flags = A|F },
     { NULL }
 };