diff --git a/genl/ctrl.c b/genl/ctrl.c
index 7c42578..3546129 100644
--- a/genl/ctrl.c
+++ b/genl/ctrl.c
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@
 	if (matches(*argv, "help") == 0)
 		return usage();
 
-	fprintf(stderr, "ctrl command \"%s\" is unknown, try \"ctrl -help\".\n",
+	fprintf(stderr, "ctrl command \"%s\" is unknown, try \"ctrl help\".\n",
 		*argv);
 
 	return -1;