diff --git a/sys-utils/renice.c b/sys-utils/renice.c
index fbce39a1f..ab23444aa 100644
--- a/sys-utils/renice.c
+++ b/sys-utils/renice.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(void)
 	fputs(_("Alter the priority of running processes.\n"), out);
 
 	fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
-	fputs(_(" -n, --priority <num>   specify the nice increment value\n"), out);
+	fputs(_(" -n, --priority <num>   specify the nice value\n"), out);
 	fputs(_(" -p, --pid <id>         interpret argument as process ID (default)\n"), out);
 	fputs(_(" -g, --pgrp <id>        interpret argument as process group ID\n"), out);
 	fputs(_(" -u, --user <name>|<id> interpret argument as username or user ID\n"), out);