diff --git a/man/hostnamectl.xml b/man/hostnamectl.xml
index 6933c68e38..49bad01ded 100644
--- a/man/hostnamectl.xml
+++ b/man/hostnamectl.xml
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
         <listitem><para>If <command>status</command> is invoked (or no explicit command is given) and one of these
         switches is specified, <command>hostnamectl</command> will print out just this selected hostname.</para>
 
-        <para>If used with <command>set-hostname</command>, only the selected hostnames will be updated. When more
+        <para>If used with <command>hostname</command>, only the selected hostnames will be updated. When more
         than one of these switches are specified, all the specified hostnames will be updated. </para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>