diff --git a/etc/z3950/config.xml b/etc/z3950/config.xml
index 8f948f8665..f909bac718 100644
--- a/etc/z3950/config.xml
+++ b/etc/z3950/config.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <yazgfs>
- <!-- See z3950_responder.pl for available options. The options -c, -u and -p are already passed automatically by koha-z3950-responder -->
+ <!-- See z3950_responder.pl for available options. The options -c, -u and -p are
+      already passed automatically by koha-z3950-responder, note that dashes for the
+      add-item-status switch are escaped for XML compliance but should not if uncommented -->
  <!--
   <config>
-      <z3950_responder_options>--add-item-status k -t 5</z3950_responder_options>
+      <z3950_responder_options>\-\-add-item-status k -t 5</z3950_responder_options>
   </config>
  -->