diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 80608ef..dbaa842 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ void print_help() {
     std::cout << "usage: autogram [-h|--version]\n";
     std::cout << "  -a, --autogram <relaxed|strict|pangram>  autogram type, default relaxed\n";
     std::cout << "  -h, --help                               show this help text and exit\n";
-    std::cout << "  -i, --maxiiter <number>                  maximum iterations before restart, default 10\n";
+    std::cout << "  -i, --max-iter <number>                  maximum iterations before restart, default 10\n";
     std::cout << "  -l, --lang <nl|en>                       language, default en\n";
     std::cout << "  -s, --start <text>                       start of sentence\n";
     std::cout << "  -v, --verbose                            increase verbosity\n";