diff --git a/include/nftables.h b/include/nftables.h
index ec21d37..12f3c49 100644
--- a/include/nftables.h
+++ b/include/nftables.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 enum numeric_level {
 	NUMERIC_NONE,
 	NUMERIC_ADDR,
+	NUMERIC_PORT,
 	NUMERIC_ALL,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/datatype.c b/src/datatype.c
index 55368ee..243760d 100644
--- a/src/datatype.c
+++ b/src/datatype.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ static void inet_service_type_print(const struct expr *expr)
 	sin.sin_port = mpz_get_be16(expr->value);
 	err = getnameinfo((struct sockaddr *)&sin, sizeof(sin), NULL, 0,
 			  buf, sizeof(buf),
-			  numeric_output < NUMERIC_ALL ? 0 : NI_NUMERICSERV);
+			  numeric_output < NUMERIC_PORT ? 0 : NI_NUMERICSERV);
 	if (err != 0) {
 		getnameinfo((struct sockaddr *)&sin, sizeof(sin), NULL,
 			    0, buf, sizeof(buf), NI_NUMERICSERV);
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 48d4e03..1a40b9e 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -104,8 +104,9 @@ static void show_help(const char *name)
 "  -i/--interactive		Read input from interactive CLI\n"
 "\n"
 "  -n/--numeric			When specified once, show network addresses numerically.\n"
-"  				When specified twice, also show Internet protocols,\n"
-"				Internet services, user IDs and group IDs numerically.\n"
+"  				When specified twice, also show Internet services,\n"
+"				user IDs and group IDs numerically.\n"
+"				When specified thrice, also show protocols numerically.\n"
 "  -a/--handle			Output rule handle.\n"
 "  -I/--includepath <directory>	Add <directory> to the paths searched for include files.\n"
 #ifdef DEBUG