diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_create.c b/src/lxc/lxc_create.c
index 2345d97919..754afbf2fd 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_create.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_create.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static struct lxc_arguments my_args = {
 	.progname = "lxc-create",
 	.helpfn   = create_helpfn,
 	.help     = "\
---name=NAME [-w] [-r] [-t timeout] [-P lxcpath]\n\
+--name=NAME [-w] [-r] [-t template] [-P lxcpath]\n\
 \n\
 lxc-create creates a container\n\
 \n\