diff --git a/contrib/binutils/binutils/strip.1 b/contrib/binutils/binutils/strip.1
index 7974612194af..11cdb188118a 100644
--- a/contrib/binutils/binutils/strip.1
+++ b/contrib/binutils/binutils/strip.1
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ other than \fB\-K\fR.
 .B \-\-verbose
 Verbose output: list all object files modified.  In the case of
 archives,
-.B "strip \-V"
+.B "strip \-v"
 lists all members of the archive.
 
 .TP