diff --git a/mal.d b/mal.d
index 70e6dec..a79dfd0 100644
--- a/mal.d
+++ b/mal.d
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ main(string[] args)
 		stderr.writeln(
 `usage: mal [-ksV] [-a server] [-F fqdn] [-H header] [-n name]
            [-P passphrase] [-p port] [-S subject] [-t toaddress]
-           [-u username] {-M messagefile | -m message} fromaddress`);
+           [-u user] {-M file | -m message} fromaddress`);
 		return 1;
 	}