diff --git a/misc-scripts/db/dump_mysql.pl b/misc-scripts/db/dump_mysql.pl
index c270fd96252ab458f2fe07a50429c92f4c1111bd..ba55ba13c37ddbad4b6129c202e9c363b9add922 100755
--- a/misc-scripts/db/dump_mysql.pl
+++ b/misc-scripts/db/dump_mysql.pl
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ of the databases you are dumping. Once specified the program will only
 consider databases with the version number in there (specifically the 
 occurance of C<%\_VERSION%>). C<--release> can also be used.
 
-=item B<--host | --host | -h>
+=item B<--host | --hostname | -h>
 
 Host name of the database to connect to. Cannot be used with <--defaults>.