diff --git a/src/scontrol/scontrol.c b/src/scontrol/scontrol.c
index 61deac1c3fb6f73c495f7d6825bc34fc6442a409..589dbfcb7159463aa3caa327571b2c4bad0137f6 100644
--- a/src/scontrol/scontrol.c
+++ b/src/scontrol/scontrol.c
@@ -1449,7 +1449,7 @@ void
 _usage () {
 	printf ("\
 scontrol [<OPTION>] [<COMMAND>]                                            \n\
-    Valid <COMMAND> values are:                                            \n\
+    Valid <OPTION> values are:                                            \n\
      -h or --help: equivalent to \"help\" command                          \n\
      -o or --oneliner: equivalent to \"oneliner\" command                  \n\
      -q or --quiet: equivalent to \"quite\" command                        \n\